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NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22ND, 2019

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BAN CONCERTS AND BARS OPENING ON SUNDAYS

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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o n c e r t s should be banned and bars selling alcohol closed on Sundays.

That’s the view of Rev. Father Alvardo Adderley, Rector of the Church of St. Monica (Anglican) who said social ills Rev. Father Alvardo Adderley are “destroying us daily as a people because of our low spiritual values and morals”.

Several bars country-wide are known to open and sell alcohol all day on Sundays, and there has been a growing trend of lavish parties being held on that day.

Last Sunday, November 10th, which was also Remembrance Day, around 7,000 revelers descended on Grand Turk for the first-ever Ubersoca cruise, which was said to be the largest party event in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Reverend Adderley said the staging of such events on Sundays in wrong.

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Ubersoca Cruise makes epic landing in Grand Turk

t’s what is said to be the largest party event in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Ubersoca Cruise and the entire Ubersoca Cruise Family landed in the country’s capital, Grand Turk for the very first time.

TCIG proposes to offer Special Christmas Program for Public Servants

The Office of the Premier and Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Governor is pleased that Cabinet at its recent meeting on Wednesday November 6th, 2019 approved the payment of an interest free Christmas Advance to public servants across the TCI, subject to amendments to the Salary Advance Policy and Public Financial Management Ordinance and Regulations.

Commenting on this initiative Premier and Minister of Finance the Honourable Sharlene Cartwright-

Robinson said: “Subject to the approval of the Public Financial Management Temporary Provisions Bill at the next meeting of the House of Assembly, public servants across the TCI will have the opportunity to benefit from the payment of double salaries during the month of December 2019.”

She added: “The double payments will be in the form of their regular salary payments plus the payment of one month’s basic salary in the form of an interest free Christmas Advance which will be repayable over a period of 6 months from January to June 2020.

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With over 7,000 Soca lovers onboard, the cruise brought USC Artists and DJs to Grand Turk on two cruise ships for two back to back Jouverts on Wednesday 6th November and then again on Sunday10th November 2019.

The five-day, four-night all-inclusive Soca cruise set sail on the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas.

Pictured here is a section of the crowd.

CIBC to sell stake in CIBC FCIB for $797 million

Canadian Imperial Bank of Colette Delaney, CEO, FirstCaribbean, Commerce (CIBC) has agreed to sell stated: “FirstCaribbean is a strong, wella significant portion of its majority performing business that continues to stake in CIBC FirstCaribbean to GNB grow across the region. FirstCaribbean Financial Group for $797 million. remains laser focused on delivering on

On Friday, November 8th, its strategy – providing its clients with 2019, CIBC FCIB announced that first class service through a modern GNB will purchase 66.73% of the everyday banking experience and shares of FirstCaribbean, subject to providing its employees with the best the approval of local regulators, while possible work experience.”

Jaime Gilinski, Chairman of CIBC will retain a 24.9% interest in GNB Financial Group Limited, stated: the Caribbean bank.

GNB is wholly owned by “FirstCaribbean will remain the strong Starmites Corporation, the financial entity it is today, committed to holding company of the Gilinski servicing its clients in the region. I Group, which is owned by Jaime have been impressed by the strength Gilinski, the second richest man in and stability of FirstCaribbean and am excited about its prospects for the Colombia.

Commenting on the sale, future.”

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BAN CONCERTS AND BARS OPENING ON SUNDAYS continued from page 1

WIn an exclusive interview with The SUN, he stated: “While every day is the Lord’s Day, Sunday is the day that has traditionally been set aside as a day of worship or time spent with the family.”

He added: “Rather than speaking to the political or social ills that affect the people that sit before us even Sunday. It behooves me that November 10th 2019 in the capital of Grand Turk a soca concert was allowed to happen. Not to mention that in this day we remember the brave men and women who gave of their life for the peace and freedom of their country. But more so on a day that is a designated day of the Lord.”

The Anglican priest said most of us were brought up in a day and time whereby church and its attendance had some meaning or value.

“Better yet,” he stressed, “most of us would have grown up in a day and time whereby the community was grounded and centered around God

and the church. It is my view that secular events of a particular nature or persuasion should not be granted permission to be held on a Sunday or any special day set aside for God such as Good Friday, Easter Sunday or during the Lenten Season just to highlight a few.

As a church and as a people we MUST BE intentional with our stance. And we MUST not allow the secular world to dictate or direct the direction in which our country shall go.”

“We have to be careful that we do not reap what we sow. In other words we cannot be selective in the ways or ordinances of God we would follow. The foundation of God is sure His foundation is firm. And it is on this foundation and this foundation alone we should strive to stand as a people. By not allowing external forces to penetrate the behavior or mindset of the people.”

Rev. Adderley continued: “But while all of what I have said thus far may or may not be adhered to. We cannot deny that the only reason events such as

a concert, bars or others of that nature is held on a Sunday is simply because as a people we have allowed it. Yes we have taken a day such a Sunday that once was sacred or set aside as a day for our leisure or fun. My prayer is that we turn back to basic whereby God’s Holy name was revered and honored. My prayer is that we return back to things, ways and principles of God.”

Quoting Hebrews 3:10 which says: “Therefore I was angry with this generation, and said, ‘they always go astray in their heart, and they did not know my ways,” Father Adderley said today there is a sense of urgency to the voice of the Holy Spirit within the Turks and Caicos Islands.

He continued: “To this end, the Spirit never prompts us to get right with God tomorrow, or to trust in yesterday – but rather the Holy Spirit is moving us to act today. The author of Hebrews was highlighting the anger of God. Needless to say, God’s anger was kindled against that generation on account of their

unbelief and disobedience. They refused to trust God for the great things He promised, and they were unwilling to continue in trust by obeying His ways.

Therefore they could not enter the rest God had appointed for them, the Land of Canaan.”

The Bahamas-born cleric said he it is on this premise that he “truly believe as a people we have turned away from the ways of God”.

He added: “The church today by some is viewed as an entity that only speaks on Sunday mornings, or pastors have been labeled as persons who only can talk on spiritual matters.

As the author of Hebrews stated we must be very careful in how far we have strayed from the ways of God. Yes we can complain as a country about crime and Yes we continue to complain about the illegal immigration problems that our presently plaguing us as a country.

But what about the social ills that are destroying us daily as a people because of our low spiritual values and morals.”

TCIG proposes to offer Special Christmas Program for Public Servants continued from page 1

We continue to improve the benefit of public servants across the TCI and this is just another example of our continued commitment and priority.”

Deputy Governor Her Excellency Anya Williams said: “TCIG

had always in the past offered its staff a Christmas Advance Program, but in 2012 this program changed from an advance to an interest based loan based on TCIG’s inability to offer the program itself and the need at the time to partner with financial institutions

in order to do so.”

“We are grateful to the financial institutions for assisting us over the past few years, but am happy that we can now revert to directly offering the program ourselves on terms that are highly beneficial to

our staff. Our staff are of paramount importance to us and we want to continue to ensure that we work to develop programs and opportunities to their benefit, in this instance provided a Christmas incentive program to their benefit.”

CIBC to sell stake in CIBC FCIB for $797 million continued from page 1

After the deal closes, expected in 2020, CIBC will record a foreignexchange related gain of about CAN$280 million based on exchange rates as of Oct. 31.

The Gilinski Group has banking

operations in Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Panama, and Cayman Islands with approximately US $15 billion in combined assets.

FirstCaribbean was founded in 2002 after Barclays Plc and CIBC

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Flow states reason for cutting ties with Shaun Malcolm

Flow Turks and Caicos has cut ties with Shaun Malcolm, stressing that the decision to end the relationship was “based solely on the publicly stated intention of Mr. Malcolm to offer himself as a political candidate for public office”.

A statement from the company said: “Flow Turks and Caicos has always maintained a politically neutral position in the market and requires all ambassadors to separate their personal affiliations, whether political or otherwise, from their public personas. We wish to take this opportunity to thank Shaun for his invaluable service and representation of the brand over the past two years. Flow Turks and Caicos remains committed to delivering the best communications and entertainment solutions, at competitive rates, to our customers.”

Malcolm is an all island (atlarge) candidate for the Progressive National Party (PNP).

In a Facebook post, Malcolm said he was no longer the FLOW Ambassador due to the “direct pressure and abuse of power from the Premier’s office of the Turks and Caicos Islands”.

He stated: “The Premier (Hon. Sharlene Robinson) and her close team may take comfort tonight that they have succeeded in taking some bread out of my children mouth but remember there is a God, who sits high and look low. To my family and friends who may enjoy a close relationship with the Premier and her government who may not want to believe, it is exactly what she did.”

In response, the Premier said it is obvious that Malcolm “intends to attack the integrity of the office I hold

for political purposes”.

She stated: “I note with interest two allegations leveled at me: a written complaint from the Premier as to FLOW’s use of Mr Malcolm as its Ambassador and an allegation of abuse of power. On the first matter, as FLOW is said to be the source of the information shared in Mr. Malcolm’s most recent fable, I am publicly calling on Mr. Shaun Malcolm or FLOW to produce the letter of complaint from the Office of the Premier. It remained FLOW’s prerogative to continue its relationship and provide coverage to whomever and whatever events or to use as ambassadors whomever they desire, as they have done over time. They remain wholly responsible to account for donations in coverage. This is a matter for FLOW and its “surprisingly” paid ambassador, not for the Government. Show the people the proof and hold me into account.”

The Premier said since Malcolm has concluded that she abused her office and that FLOW felt pressured, he should report her to the Integrity Commission.

Malcolm said that immediately after the PNP convention earlier this year, FLOW called him to a meeting stating that they received a complaint by letter from the Premier of the Turks & Caicos Islands probing as to how I can be a representative of FLOW and offering myself for a position in a political party.

He said: “At that time FLOW acknowledged the invaluable service that I was offering to the company and the country and pretty much dismissed her. Even though I recognized that it was a direct blatant abuse of power in public

TROPIC CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL 176 South Dock Rd. Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands Contact Philip Handfield @ Tel # 649-331-0060 Or Email: Philip@tropictc.com IS SEEKING AN EXPERIENCE OPERATOR Requirements (1) Five Years’ Experience in Driving, Monitoring and Maintaining Heavy Equipment (2) Ability to Identify and order replacement parts when required (3) Must be able to work 6 day per week with shifts that includes weekend and Holidays.

Base Salary $2,000.00 per month but will commensurate with qualification and experience Closing date for applications is 01Dec 2019 This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

Interested applicants should submit their application via email or drop off a copy to the office. Turks and Caicos Islanders who are interested should send a copy of their application to Turks and Caicos Islands Commissioner of labor

CAIRSEA SERVICES LIMITED 29 Old Airport Road Ph: 946-4205 Fx: 946-4504 Email: shipping@cairsea.com

Requires: One (1) Labourer Duties include; cargo handling of both air & ocean freight, local deliveries & pickups, general maintenance of the apron, warehouse & office areas THIS POSITION REQUIRES AIRPORT SECURITY CLEARANCE Hours: 8-5 Must be available for work on weekends & holidays Salary: $7:50 per hour Eligible TC Islanders should remit applications directly to the Board of Employment

PNP At-Large Candidate Shaun Malcolm

Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson

office I chose not to talk about it publicly at the time.. At the Hon. Premier’s most recent national address, when mentioning certain names attached to the event of the Airport Controllers Strike, she mentioned Hon. Michael Misick by name, Hon. Charles Washington Misick by name, Hon. Josephine Connolly by name, however, when it came to me she called me FLOW social media representative, as if she didn’t know my name was Shaun David Malcolm. Many

persons from around the country and overseas contacted me and express that it was intentional to soil my relationship with FLOW, and THAT IT DID.”

He added: “But I must ask, can someone tell me where does it state in our Constitution or law that if a citizen of this country decides to offer themselves for a position in a political party or public office that they no longer enjoy the right in the Turk and Caicos Islands to earn a living?”

Villa Caretakers

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Sapphire Sunset Villa is seeking suitably qualified candidates for the above position Applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in caring for luxury vacation homes.

Remuneration: $1400.00 to $1800.00 per month based on experience and qualifications.

Kindly forward resumes and qualification to oa@fchamberslaw. com, copying same to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Department and Immigration Board.

Location: Blue Hills, Wheeland, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Maintenance Man Duties: Duties: Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system maintenance.

Site maintenance and cleaning To work 6 days a week Salary is $10.00 per hour Please Contact: 242-3317 This position is new Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board #603683

Nicolas Pierre

TURKS & CAICOS WATER COMPANY LTD.

In South Caicos Is seeking a Labourer To work 6 days per week Duties include yard cleaning, painting and assisting with construction work Salary: $6.50 per hour Please contact341-4730 This position is currently held by a work permit holder Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their application to the Labour Board

LABOURER Applicants must be physically capable of hard manual labour outside daily. Daily wash down and cleaning of commercial waste water (sewage) facility. Daily removal of garbage materials. Trench digging for pipework’s to be completed by hand tools.

General cleaning, including staff bathrooms, laboratory, workshops, store room and staff breakrooms. Removal of brush and weed, grass cutting and tree trimming. Previous experience is necessary. Candidates must be drug free, have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and clean criminal record. Position requires the successful applicant to be willing to work weekends and holidays when needed. Must be able to speak, read and write in English and understand verbal and written instructions.

Starting wage: $7.00 per hour Please submit applications to: Veronica Rigby, Turks & Caicos Water Company Ltd. P.O. Box 124, Regent House, The Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tel: (649) 946-5126; Fax (649) 946-5191; Email: ronnie@habgroup.com Interested Belongers must also submit copies of their application to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2. Position currently available. Closing date for application is November 22nd, 2019.

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Grand Turk awarded Caribbean’s Best Beach Port

Porthole Cruise Magazine announced the winners of the 21st Annual Readers’ Choice Awards on November 1, 2019 and revealed Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands as winner of the 2019 Best Caribbean Beach Port category.

Porthole Cruise Magazine is the world’s leading cruise-travel magazine.

Award winners were determined by thousands of readers and online fans of Porthole Cruise Magazine, who voted for their favorites in 51 cruise-related categories.

Commenting on the achievement, Acting Director of Tourism Mary Lightbourne stated, “The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board is elated

that the destination has received yet another accolade and we’re especially proud that this award recognizes our cruise product. Our cruise sector continues to grow and in 2018 there was a 23% increase in cruise visitor arrivals. Cruise arrivals accounted for the majority of the destination’s visitor population last year. Therefore, it is important for us to focus on this sector and continuously enhance our product and the visitor’s experience in order to convert cruise passengers to stay over visitors. This award underscores the work that the Tourist Board has accomplished as it relates to marketing and positioning Grand Turk as a premier cruise destination. I extend my

appreciation to our Tourist Board team and to all of our industry stakeholders including tour operators, restaurants, vendors, Carnival Corporation and the Grand Turk community who work hard to create enjoyable and memorable visitor experiences. We are continuously working to make necessary improvements however this award is welcomed motivation”.

The winners of the 21st Annual Readers’ Choice Awards will be published in the November/December 2019 issue, which hits newsstands November 12, as well as online at Porthole.com.

“I always look forward to seeing the results of our Readers’

Choice Awards because our readers are discerning travelers who have stunningly high standards for every part of the cruise experience,” said Bill Panoff, publisher and editor-inchief. “For Grand Turk to be voted the Best Caribbean Beach Port in the 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards speaks volumes about the quality of Grand Turk’s beaches and the ability of the island to exceed our readers’ expectations.”

Porthole Cruise Magazine is published bimonthly and offers thoughtprovoking stories and inspirational photography on topics from ship reviews and cruise destinations to life on board and activities on shore.

TCIFA Proudly Supports Youth Football That Empowers Children With Special Needs And Disabilities There are many children living with special needsin the Turks and Caicos Islands.Whether diagnosed with learning, emotional, or behavioral difficulties (such as Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, etc.), or physical disabilities (such as cerebral palsy), the majority of special needs childrenare not actively involved in sports. We are reminded that everyone should be given the opportunity to participate in Sports regardless of his or her gender, age, race, color, religion, socio-economic status, or disability.

The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) emphasizes the need to end discrimination, and drive positive change and in that regard,

S & Y Cafeteria Location: Building #19 Kew Town, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Server/Kitchen Helper Duties may include: Duties: Taking orders, answer question about the menu, take payment.

Sweeping and mopping floors, and perform other duties to assist cook and kitchen staff To work 6 days a week Salary is $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 345-7918 This position is new Interested Turks and Caicos Islander applicants must send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

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Domingo Hernandez of Dom Design L.T.D Location: Market Place, across from FirstCaribbean, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Seeks a Store Clerk Duties: Responsible for obtaining or receiving merchandise, totaling bills, accepting payments and making change for customers in retail store Applicant must be honest Reliable and hard working Salary $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 241-1242 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Turks and Caicos Islanders submit your application to the Labour Board

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with Ava Robertson and Bertha Lee Belle at its helm, recently introduced a football program geared specifically towards children with Special Needs.

Technical Director Andrew Edwardscommented, “The TCIFA has a mandate to develop and spread football for ALL throughout all the islands of the TCI and we are extremely proud that we are now, finally, providing access to the game for the kids of our Special Needs community. It is a very exciting time for the TCIFA that we are able to be instrumental in adding value to the lives of these children, providing equal access and opportunity for the fulfillment of dreams and life goals.”

There’s a reason why football

is called “The Beautiful Game.” The Special Needs Programme serves to enrich the lives of the children, coaches, and partners who participate. No one knows this better than Coach Ava Robertson who has served as a longtime volunteer and player at the TCIFA, and who is a proud mother of a special needs child. Joining her in leading the Special Needs Programme is Coach Bertha Lee Belle, manager of Net Rockers FC.

The programme is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, and incorporates life skills. The focus is to highlight each and every player’s abilities rather than disabilities, and provide an environment where

CBMS Location: 131 South Dock Road, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Is seeking Two (2) Painters Duties: Duties: Prepare paint surfaces, mix, match, and apply paints and other finishes to various surfaces Salary: $15.00 an hour To work 5 days a week Please Contact: 331-0221 or 941-3400 These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders Interested Belongers must submit their application to the Labour Board

everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Both Coaches are present to conduct half hour sessions giving special attention to one child or two children at a time. The sessions are held at the TCIFA National Academy turf field on Saturdays, beginning at 4:00 pm.

The methods of training are subject to monthly evaluation and review, with the intent to host a football festival showcasing the skills players have learnt during the course.

The Special Needs Programme depicts, in particular, the diversity of our players and it promotes the message that all are welcome, fostering a more inclusive Turks and Caicos Islands.

HS LTD. FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER This position will provide all Food &Beverage Management services within Fairways Bar and Grill at Provo Golf Club, including the daily operation of the F&B in the club house and on the golf course, as well as event/tournament banquet services.

RESPONSIBILITIES •preparing and updating of various F&B menus •costing of all F&B items to ensure margins and profitability •hiring, training and development of all front of house and kitchen staff •implementing training programs & procedures in accordance with hygiene and food safety standards •planning labourrotas, stock ordering/handling and cost control •preparing annual financial budgets, monitoring and forecasting sales •implementing cost controls, labor management and revenue generating programs •promoting the facility to maximize revenue REQUIREMENTS

North Caicos Contracting Ltd Location: North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands Seeks One (1) Painter - $7.00 an hour Duties: Duties: Prepare paint surfaces, mix, match, and apply paints and other finishes to various surfaces.

Seeking One (1) Mechanical Technician - $7.00 an hour Duties: Repair and Maintain Machinery, devise Preventative Measures to Avoid Machine Downtime and troubleshoot Electrical Controls For both Must be: - willing to work 6 days per week - Holiday and Week end - Hardworking and reliable These positions are new Contact during Office Hours 946 7437 or Email CV& Ref to ncc@tciway.tc Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board

•a proven track record of operating a F&B facility •an understanding of golf course etiquette, team management & good organizational skills •experience with EPOS systems including payroll management, purchasing and inventory systems •strong technical literacy including Microsoft Word and Excel •must be able to work closely with the Director of Golf to ensure that golf visitors and members are being properly serviced and that functions/events are being professionally managed to ensure repeat business.

•Must be able to worksplit shifts and unsociable hours on weekends when events are taking place.

The remuneration for this position is $36,000.00 per annum commensurate with experience.

Please submit applications to: Veronica Rigby, HS Ltd, P.O. Box 124, Regent House, The Regent Village, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tel: (649) 946-5126; Fax (649) 946-5191; Email: ronnie@habgroup.com Interested Belongers must also submit copies of their application to the Commissioner of Labour& Work Permit Board Zone 2. Position currently held by a work permit holder. Closing date for application is 22ndNovember 2019.

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Corruption case in Turks and Caicos Islands should be stopped due to abuse of process and constitutional rights, say defence lawyers MASS_NRG_C_Inset_Mask_GS_Op2

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Defence lawyers in the ongoing corruption case against former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick and others, said the trial should be stopped because the defendants’ constitutional rights are being abused and they can no longer receive a fair trial.

Lawyers for the defendants on Monday unanimously supported an application which asked Mr. Justice Paul Harrison, who is judge and jury, to stop the case which officially started in December 2015, three years after the judge’s appointment and during which time there was a series of legal wrangling.

An “abuse of process” application filed by Jerome Lynch, QC, and Peter Melleney, lawyers for one of the defendants McAllister Hanchell, stated: “The combined effect of the length of the trial process taken together with the volume and scope of evidential material under consideration means that it is no longer possible for the defendants to receive a fair trial, and the indictment ought to be stayed as an abuse of process.”

It added: “Since the submission was first heard in January 2019, no steps have been taken by either the prosecution or the court itself to ameliorate the manageability of the trial. The effect of the court’s rejection of both the earlier abuse of process submission and the submissions of no case to answer is that the defendants now face the invidious prospect of giving evidence to answer the 3 years of prosecution case including; 2732 court exhibits, over 200 witnesses, and 11 development projects spanning a 6-year indictment period over a year since the last witness gave evidence.”

Lynch and Melleney further stated: “We respectfully remind the court that any defendant who chooses to give evidence will be tasked to address events as far back as 16 years ago. The court, as tribunal of fact, will in due course be required to form an assessment of oral evidence given as far back as March

2016. We think it unlikely that the judge will be required to consider the evidence for his final rulings until sometime in 2021. It is our submission that this cannot be justice for these defendants and a fair trial is simply no longer possible in these circumstances, in line with the defendants’ rights under Article 6 of the Constitution.”

The defence lawyers argued that if the court is not of the opinion that the bar for an abuse of process has been met, the court ought to consider at this stage the exercise of its discretion for severance.

“This is necessary in order to address; the manageability of the trial, the burden the defendants now face, the burden the tribunal of fact will face in due course and what it is submitted is a continued breach of the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time. Severance of some counts and some defendants would at least permit a more rational, limited, approach to the evidence that the defendants will have to meet,” they stated.

Meantime, lawyers for former Premier Michael Misick, Senior Counsel Reginald T.A. Armour, Adrian Kayne and Jahmal Misick, also supported the stoppage of the case.

Armour noted that the issue of an accused’s fundamental constitutional right to a trial within a reasonable time continues to engage the attention of Courts.

He said the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), sitting in its Appellate Jurisdiction as the Apex Court for the CARICOM sovereign country of Guyana, has recently pronounced on the violation of this fundamental constitutional right in two (2) unanimous judgments which speak authoritatively to this constitutional right and, the consequences of its breach.

Armour said Judge Harrison “ought to take due and respectful guidance” from these judgments in considering this renewed application.

“It is submitted that notwithstanding that the cases concerned delay at the appellate level, the principles stated and applied therein

Queen’s Counsel, Jerome Lynch

Senior Counsel, Reggie T.A. Armour

are all the more applicable and the delay that more egregious when they are applied, as in this case, to a delay of eight (8) years even before (Michael Misick) has been called upon to give evidence.

Armour stressed that it is “manifestly within the inherent jurisdiction of the court to control its own process”.

In this regard, he added, the Court of Appeal of Ontario has stated emphatically in relation to a trial judge’s trial management power that whatever may have been the case in the past, it is no longer possible to view the trial judge as little more than a referee who must sit passively while counsel call the case in any fashion they please.

“Accordingly, given the passage of time, the changed circumstances outlined in the renewed abuse application, which we adopt and support, as well as the further development of the law on the proper application of the principles informing (Michael Misick’s) constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable time, the court ought properly to rule that a violation of this defendant’s constitutional right to a fair trial within a reasonable time has occurred and, to order a stay of these proceedings,” Armour stated.

Mr. Armour added: “The emphasis placed by the Caribbean Court of Justice on the judicial notice which a court must take of the modern justice system in which courts operate constrain us to point out some of the particular attributes of this trial, in the context of this unmanageability submission that

the fundamental constitutional right of an accused to a fair trial within a reasonable time has been violated: This Trial has benefitted uniquely from access to resources that is not typical of any other Caribbean jurisdiction.”

He continued: “This Prosecution was launched by a Special Investigative Prosecution Team (“SIPT”) imported wholesale from amongst retired police officers from outside of the TCI. The trial itself is being prosecuted by a fully equipped Prosecution Team from the United Kingdom, led by eminent UK Silk (Queen’s Counsel) and supported by a team of very competent barristers recruited to this British Overseas Territory from outside the Territory. The trial processes are supported by attendant electronic and online state of the art facilities for evidence and data storage and retrieval and, with technical electronic and online data capacity to receive witness testimony from far flung external jurisdictions, supported by laws of evidence and criminal procedure, to permit the adducing of evidence with efficiency and dispatch and for trial by a Judge alone, removing the ordinary constraints and attendant delays that managing a body of Jurors necessarily entails. The short point is that in spite of all the resources and equipment dedicated to it, this Trial has proved itself unmanageable before a single Defendant has entered the witness stand.”

Mr. Justice Harrison is expected to deliver his ruling on the matter on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Graceway Trading Ltd is seeking for a suitable qualified candidate to fill the position of General Manager Food Services Division.

General Manager Summary of Duties The position is the general overseer of all aspects of Food Service Division. This includes providing leadership and motivation to promote the consistent execution of standard practices, policies and procedures. Setting the tone and leading the division culture/environment to ensure success in all aspects of customer service, profitability, operations, people development, merchandise presentation and merchandise assortment.

Required Specifications and qualifications •Over ten (10) years experience in Food Service Operations and wholesale management with a minimum of five (5) years in a senior management position to include management of individual departments •Experience in company expansion projects with the ability to lead and develop new store concept, design, layout, format and operations.

•Proficient in the understanding of wholesale accounting and good business practices related to documentation and record keeping •Candidate must also have broad experience in Resort Management in the Food and Beverage Services Division to include Culinary Training, Menu Building, Purchasing, Quality Control, and Sanitation •Must be knowledgeable of fine wines, pairing, sourcing and logistics •Candidate must demonstrate knowledge and experience in running highend operations commensurate with restaurant and resort levels in the Turks and Caicos Islands •Must have the ability to identify, develop and direct the implementation of business strategy and report to shareholders on organizational plans, financial disclosure and operational performance.

• Ability to work extended hours including nights, weekends, and holidays

RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) Limited wishes to advise its clients in Turks & Caicos Islands that due to a recent change in the United States Federal Reserve interest rate, the US$ prime interest rate will decrease from 5.00% p.a. to 4.75% p.a. effective December 9, 2019.

Salary rate will commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Deadline for submission of applicants is November 19, 2019 Submit to: Graceway IGA Supermarkets main office complex, Leeward Highway Email: hr@gracewayiga.com Please note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contact to attend interviews. Belongers only need apply

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NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

LOCAL NEWS

Report from November 6th Cabinet meeting Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 26th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 6 November, at the office of the Premier, Durham’s Building, Grand Turk.

The Acting Premier, the Hon Minister for Infrastructure, and the Hon Ministers for Education, Immigration, Home Affairs and Health were present, in addition to the Acting Attorney General.

At this meeting Cabinet:

•Approved an amendment to the Public Holidays Ordinance and the Schedule to replace “National Heroes day” with the “JAGS McCartney Day” with effect from 2020.

•Approved the drafting of the Health Professions Regulations 2019 Noted which aims to regulate the registration

and licencing of all health practitioners within TCI, requirements and regulations for this, and provide for the continued education and identification of registered practitioners.

•Noted the recommendation of the Procurement Board on the awarding of contracts for cell blockers for HM Prison and the instillation of a back-up generator for the National Insurance Board.

•Noted an information paper the award of consultancy work to review Public Service Pensions and Terminal Benefits.

•Approved a listing of Special days and Public Holidays for 2020, subject to minor amendments.

•Approved the payment of an interest free Christmas advance to public Servants subject to amendments to the Salary Advance Policy and Public Financial Management Regulations.

•Approved a paper setting out the

reorganisation of existing funds within the TCIAA budget for FY 2019/20.

•Approved Planning Application PR 14384, Parcels 60803/44, 45 for the construction of an Early Childhood Centre at the Ianthe Pratt Primary School in The Bight & Thomas Stubbs, Providenciales

• Approved Planning Application PR 13997 (Outline Development Permission), for the rezoning of parcel 60801/76 from (R4) medium density residential (3 – 6 units per acre) to (T01) Tourism Related Development, in order to construct of a full service hotel in parcel 60801/76, The Bight, Providenciales.

• The Hon Minister for Home Affairs raised the outstanding issue on the number of people who can use the VIP facilities at Provo International Airport.

Further information on these matters will be provided by Ministers in due course.

Arrest made in hotel aggravated burglary

Police have arrested a 39-yearold man on Suspicion of aggravated burglary following a report on November 9th, 2019 at a hotel along Princess Drive, Grace Bay, Providenciales.

Reports are that on November 9th, 2019, shortly after 5:00 a.m., a 62-year-old man was stabbed by a burglar who entered his hotel room.

The burglary was among several serious crimes that occurred in the Turks and Caicos Islands over the past two weeks.

Shortly after 6 p.m., on November 7th, 2019. Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police responded to a Shopping Plaza along the Airport Road, Providenciales.

According to reports, one armed man wearing a white masked/Shirt around his face, a grey singlet and black basketball pants tried to rob a Salon and Spa at the said location.

The suspect, who was unable to enter the Salon, fired a single gun-shot through the locked door and escaped on foot into the Kew Town area.

There are no reports of injuries. No cash or items were taken from the Business establishment however, a cellular phone was taken from outside of the said establishment.

Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a Robbery that took place at a Bar on Cerasee Court, Kew Town Providenciales on November 11th, 2019. The male who was described as dark in complexion, dressed in a green long sleeve shirt and blue long pant, entered the Bar around 9:39 p.m., armed with a gun and demanded money.

The culprit made good of his escape with a quantity of cash and a cellular phone. There were no reports of shots fired or injuries.

At 3:33 a.m., reports to the Police Control room were that armed gunmen entered a Unit of a Housing Complex located

in the Village, Grace Bay. Three occupants were robbed of personal items that included a handbag, a cellular phone and electronics.

There were no shots fired or injuries reported in this incident.

Meantime, police public relations officer Takara Bain advised that a sloop was not intercepted nor did a sloop made landfall undetected over the last couple of days, as suggested by a video in circulation on social media.

“The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Marine Branch Unit was assisting the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources Marine Unit to recover two Haitian sloops that were stationed at the South Dock Port that got detached from the Port and floated towards the area of Taylor Bay,” Bain said. “You are reminded that we provide updates to the public in a timely manner and we ask that you await official information from our Public Relations Unit.”

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ATTORNEYS SOUGHT – PRUDHOE CARIBBEAN

Reflecting a strategy of controlled growth, taking empowerment of indigenous talent to a level unprecedented in this jurisdiction,the disputesfocused law firm Prudhoe Caribbean is seeking established Turks & Caicos Islander practitioners looking either to grow or (for the right candidate(s) with strong potential) to start an international practice.

The firm was founded by an experienced litigator with a practice that continues to span many jurisdictions. Based out of Providenciales, the firm is also active in courts and tribunals across the Region and beyond.

Since its beginning, the firm has leveraged strong onshore connections and remains focused on costeffective delivery of client solutionsirrespective of perceived professional hierarchies across the (many) jurisdictions in which we are both already active and where we seek further growth. Our philosophy is simple: using TCI-sourced talent and operating from a TCI base there is every reason to compete with the so-called “premier” offshore jurisdictions such as Bermuda, BVI and Cayman in the provision of high-quality disputes services.

For Turks & Caicos Islanderspractitionersunfazed by the prospect of being from the only TCI firm regularly in courts across the Region and ready for

leadership with strong business vision, real challenge, hard work, often openly hostile overseas operating conditions, personal growth and scope for frequent travel, we offer unique opportunities.

Enquiries from all levels of seniority looking to develop this type of niche practice would be considered.

Other practitioners already within the jurisdiction and free from immigration work restrictions would potentially be considered as secondary candidates.

In 2019 the firm has been active in the following jurisdictions: Anguilla, Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, BVI, Canada, Cayman, Dubai UAE, England, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jamaica, Monaco, Netherlands, Nevis, Saint Vincent, Singapore, Switzerland, Trinidad, USA .

Consider becoming part of the team and help us to both to grow that list in 2020 and also to fly the TCI flag overseas at a time critical to the growth of the financial services industry in TCI. Any discussions with regard to this advertisement would be entirely confidential. Tim Prudhoe can be contacted on tim@prudhoecaribbean.com so as to arrange a phone call or in-person meeting. The target date for expressions of interest is Friday 29 November 2019.

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NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

LOCAL NEWS

Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale resigns

Her Ladyship Margaret RamsayHale has resigned as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands, effective January 2020.

She will be returning to the Cayman Islands as a judge of the Grand Court.

In making the announcement, Acting Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams, MBE, stated: “We are grateful for the distinguished service and sterling contribution of Chief Justice Ramsay-Hale to the justice system of the Turks and Caicos Islands over the last eight years, particularly in her role as Chief Justice where she has led on modernization, transparency and access to justice for all as a part of her mandate. We wish her well on her new appointment.”

Chief Justice Ramsay-Hale said: “It’s been an honour and privilege to serve these Islands as Judge and as Chief Justice for these past 8 years. I am grateful for the warm embrace I received during my tenure from the

people of the Turks and Caicos Islands, who are truly beautiful by nature. I am pleased that there are so many real and substantial reforms underway in the criminal justice system and though I’m sorry that I will no longer have a part to play in driving those reforms forward. I look forward to reports of the positive impact they are making on TCI society.”

According to media reports from the Cayman Islands, in announcing Chief Justice Ramsay-Hale’s appointment, that country’s Governor Martyn Roper stated: “Following a short-listing process, an interview panel interviewed five persons for this post, ultimately recommending Justice Ramsay-Hale as the successful candidate. His Excellency subsequently accepted the recommendation. Justice Ramsay-Hale’s skills and experiences, as well as her commitment and passion to the legal and judicial services will serve to continue to enhance our judiciary. I look forward to formally welcoming her back home in the New Year.”

Cayman Islands’ Chief Justice Anthony Smellie was also quoted as saying: “Justice Ramsay-Hale’s wide breadth of knowledge in the criminal, civil, and commercial courts will be well utilised in her new role.”

On her appointment to the TCI Judiciary in 2011, Chief Justice RamsayHale became the first woman to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court here. In 2014, she again made history, becoming Turks and Caicos Islands’ first female Chief Justice.

Chief Justice Ramsay-Hale is a graduate of the London School of Economics, the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica.

She was called to the Bar of Jamaica in October 1991 and rose quickly to the Bench, being appointed Judge of the Family Court of Western Jamaica in 1995.

In 1998, she moved to the Cayman Islands where she served initially as Magistrate and later as

Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale Chief Magistrate and made substantial contributions to reform in case and court administration and changed the criminal justice paradigm from incarceration to treatment for drug offenders and the mentally ill in conflict with the law.

Governor set to deliver first Throne Speech and Premier to deliver half year Financial Report

The House of Assembly will reopen on Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 10am following the Notice of Prorogation. As is customary, the new Session will be marked by fanfare including the Police Parade.

His Excellency, Governor Nigel Dakin will deliver the Throne Speech on behalf of his Government. This Speech will outline key policies introduced

or to be introduced. This will be followed by a response from the Leader of the Opposition and other members of the House.

On this occasion, the Premier Hon Sharlene Cartwright Robinson as Minister of Finance will deliver the Half Year Financial Report which will set out the performance of the economy and set out the overall health of the economy.

There are a number of Bills on the Agenda inclusive of an amendment to the Public Financial Management Ordinance to give effect to a Cabinet decision to allow for a longer pay - back period for a proposed interest free Christmas Advance for the Public Service.

A number of Papers are to be laid including an Actuarial Review of the National Insurance Board and TCIG’s Pensions.

Premier Hon. Sharlene Robinson

ASSOCIATE CRIMINAL ATTORNEY F Chambers, Attorneys at Law is seeking to employ an Associate Criminal Attorney. Applicants must have at least 7 years post qualification experience, with specialization in the area of Criminal Law. Duties will include assisting and expanding the Criminal Law Department of the firm, undertaking a variety of work including all aspects of criminal defence and human rights work.

Starting Salary $2,100.00 to $3,000.00 per month based on Experience and relevant Qualifications.

Kindly forward all resumes and qualification details to the below address with copy to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Department and Immigration Board: All applications must be submitted to: Human Resources Department F Chambers Attorneys at Law 007 Emily House, 1105 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Tel 649-339-6275 Fax 649-941-4777 Email: sas@fchamberslaw.com

Litigation Paralegal/Legal Executive Required for TCI–based specialist disputes and judgment enforcement practice operating across the Caribbean Region as a whole.

This position is a work permit renewal, so currently held by a Work Permit Holder. It will involve participation in the training up of a new-start Turks and Caicos Islander litigation assistant.

Experienced individual required for assistance to TCI lawyers in all areas of commercial and civil litigation across the Caribbean Region.

Strong academics including legal studies up to master’s level preferred. Admission to the Bar (and willingness for further admissions) in other parts of Caribbean Region a distinct advantage, as is proven experience in cross-border insolvency, asset recovery and judgement enforcement work. Experience in a regulatory environment also useful. Especially useful would be a CARICOM Bar admission giving rights of audience in the Caribbean Court of Justice (based in Port of Spain Trinidad).

Travel at short notice for the work purposes throughout the Region will be very likely.

Suitably qualified Turks and Caicos Islanders are particularly encouraged to apply and are welcome to have a confidential pre-application discussion if they are uncertain as to their suitability.

Only applicants required for interview will be contacted.

Applications can be sent to jobs@prudhoecaribbean.com and/or sent to P.O. Box 1525, Regent Village, Grace Bay Road. The closing date for admissions is Friday November 15th, 2019.

DATE OPEN: November 11, 2019 POSITION: Teacher

His Excellency, Governor Nigel Dakin

START DATE: ASAP

Job Requirements: •Will be utilized as a general education teacher who will be responsible for DATE OPEN: November 11, 2019 START DATE: A teaching all subjects to a primary grade class •Must be a practicing Born Again Christian POSITION: Teacher •Must have at least 5 years teaching experience •Bachelor Degree in Education orJobequivalent Requirements:from an accredited institution •Teacher Certificate / Diploma from a recognized Educational Institution.

WillA-Beka be utilizedCurriculum as a general education teacher who will be responsible for teaching •Must have a working knowledge of the grade class •Must be familiar with Primary Education within the Caribbean.  Must be a practicing Born Again Christian •COMPENSATION: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience 

Must have at least 5 years teaching experience

Bachelor Degree in Education or equivalent from an accredited institution This position is currently held by an expatriate worker  Teacher Certificate / Diploma from a recognized Educational Institution.

Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commis MustZone have a working knowledge of the A-Beka Curriculum sioner of Labour & Work Permit Board 2  Must be familiar with Primary Education within the Caribbean.

Salary Range: $18,000 - $22,000 per annum 



COMPENSATION: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Suitable Applicants can forward Resumes along with copies of This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualifications, two (2) Character References nocopying laterapplications than to the Commissioner of La Qualified Islanders need only to apply November 29, 2019 Zone 2 Range: $18,000 - $22,000 per annum P.O. Box 939, Leeward Highway,Salary Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies Suitable Applicants can forward Resumes along with copies of Qualifications, two (2) Charact

November 29, 2019 P.O. Box 939, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Britis

GREEN FLASH

Location: 479 Bay Road, Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Watersports Instructor Applicant Requirements: • The applicant must have full qualifications as an instructor for Watersports (including but not limited to kiteboarding, waterskiing, wakeboarding).

• A valid TCI boat captain license.

• Open water instructor • Extensive teaching experience (at least 10 years).

• Must be able to work without direct supervision and have reliable transportation.

• Clean Police Record.

• Able to generally manage day-to-day business operations.

• Must be able to work weekends & Holidays.

Salary – $500.00 weekly Please Email: greenflashtci@gmail.com This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board #603710

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LOCAL NEWS Threats against judge in SIPT trial; former Premier Michael Misick not testifying

by Hayden Boyce Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

(Providenciales) - The judge presiding over the corruption trial in the Turks and Caicos Islands said he was informed by police here and in Jamaica that there have been threats against him.

When the trial resumed on Monday, November 11th, 2019, His Lordship Hon. Paul Harrison said in open court: “It has been brought to my attention by police authorities here and also police authorities in Jamaica, that there were some degree of threats involving me as the trial judge in this matter.”

The nature of the threats was not described.

He added: “I do not regard the defendants or anyone concerned with their legal representation as being concerned with any such matters, and I will see to it that the trial continues and that it will be a fair trial to all, based on the evidence heard in this court, and that nothing extraneous to such evidence will be brought to bear in my consideration of this case.”

Judge Harrison, 82, a retired President of the Jamaica Court of Appeal, was appointed to preside over the trial in July 2012. He is judge and jury in the case.

Meantime, Senior Counsel Reggie Armour, the lead defence lawyer for former premier Misick, made a surprise announcement on Monday morning, informing the court that his client will exercise his constitutional rights to silence and won’t be testifying.

Armour’s announcement surprised some observers, as the defence attorney had previously asked for additional time to prepare Misick to take the witness stand when the case resumed after the summer break.

The decision appeared to be sudden, with Armour saying it would have been wrong of him not to tell the judge on the first occasion (Monday) that he was standing before him after the summer break.

Responding to a query from the judge, the Trinidadian lawyer said he was simply being candid and professional while being conscious of the fact that

His Lordship Hon. Paul Harrison

Former Premier Michael Misick

other attorneys have to prepare for their defence.

Had Misick testified, he probably would have been on the witness stand for several weeks, possibly months, when factoring in cross-examination by lead prosecutor Andrew Mitchell, QC.

The case was supposed to have resumed on September 29th, 2019, but

suffered a number of setbacks. First, the judge requested a brief extension, then a visiting partner of one of the defence lawyers from United Kingdom was murdered during a home invasion in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, and more recently because a senior defence lawyer is undergoing medical treatment for a serious ailment.

TCI Ports Authority assumes Chairmanship of Caribbean Delegation to American Association of Ports Authorities

The Turks and Caicos Islands Ports Caribbean at the next annual convention. eightCaribbeanPorts are Authority (TCIPA) formally assumed the Currently Chairmanship of the Caribbean Delegation members of the AAPA.TCIPA’s Board to the American Association of Ports Chairman, Mr. Uban Jason Francis in the Authorities (AAPA) following the 108th welcoming news of TCIPA’s appointment Annual Convention in Norfolk, Virginia, as Chair of the Caribbean Delegation to the AAPA noted ‘we are a small Port but this from October 14-16, 2019.

Director E. Lavado Ewing and shows that our Port and staff can stand Acting Director Delton Jones represented out amongst the larger Ports, which is a the Ports Authority at the AAPA Annual clear indication of the commitment and Convention. teamwork.’ Acting Director Jones indicated

As Chair, the TCIPA would serve ‘TCIPA has benefited from training and poston the AAPA’s Executive Committee and hurricane assistance to staff following the coordinate the Caribbean Delegation’s 2017 Hurricanes. We are looking forward inputs to the AAPA Strategic Plan. The TCIPA to the challenge of leading the Caribbean would also be required to deliver a report to Delegation.’ the AAPA on shipping developments in the The Convention was a

hemispheric meeting of port authorities, to discuss issues facing Port and shipping, as well as, AAPA organizational issues and participate in an industry suppliers’ exposition. The TCI Delegation attended the AAPA Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings and the Annual General Meeting and a meeting of the Caribbean Delegation. The AAPA welcomed a new CEO (Chris Connor) during the Annual Convention. The TCI Delegation also attended a number of seminars on topical issues such as cybersecurity, port emergency response and trade policy and supply chain ecosystems. The Convention provided opportunities to network with other ports and service and equipment

providers.Reflecting on the Convention, Director Ewing informed the Board at their meeting on 14thNovember, that ‘the Convention was a learning opportunity and reinforced the very important roles that ports and intermodal transport connectively play in the development of a country.’

The next AAPA Convention will take place in September 2020 in Quebec, Canada.

The American Association of Port Authorities is the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, representing more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America.

PROVO WATER COMPANY LTD. We are currently seeking 2 qualified Turks & Caicos Islanders to fill the position of Pipe Fitter: REQUIREMENTS: o Minimum of 5 years experience in waterworks and piping networks. o Must be available for emergency maintenance calls on evenings and weekends according to rotational schedule.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: • Hot, dusty and wet conditions including open and confined spaces • Active roadways and associated traffic noise levels • Remote locations JOB DESCRIPTION: The Pipe fitter is responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining pipes, fixtures and other plumbing used for water distribution in residential, commercial and industrial connections.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO: 1. Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.

2. Reads and follows installation plans and establish the sequence of pipe installations.

3. Measure, cut, thread and bend pipe to required angle, using hand and power tools or machine such as pipe cutters, pipe threading machines and pipe bending machine.

4. Use hand or powered tools to excavate trenches and ditches 5. Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings, using hand and power tools.

6. Repair and maintain plumbing, replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes.

7. Attend Emergency callout when necessary.

8. Carry out all other duties as directed by the Supervisor.

Salary Range: US$ 12.00 - $15.00 per hour All applications must be submitted November 22th, 2019.

Turks & Caicos Islanders need only apply.

Office Manager PROVO WATER COMPANY LTD. P.O. Box 39, Grace Bay Road Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Email: Recruitment@provowater.tc

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Imperial Dry Cleaning & Laundry Centre apart of WIHL group of companies is currently seeking qualified individuals to become members of our Team.

Pressers/Seamstresses Requirements: •2 – 5 yrs experience as a Presser •A minimum of 2 yrs working in a commercial laundry •Knowledge in Textiles and Chemicals •Makes garments, such as dresses, coats, and suits, according to customer specifications and measurements.

•Discusses with customer type of material, pattern, or style to be used in making garment.

•Measures customer to determine modification from pattern, using tape measure.

•Alternations of garments.

•Drafting standard pattern according to measurements of customer and adapt pattern to obtain specified style.

•Be able to maintain productivity standards on a daily basis •Operational Knowledge of Machines •Ensure that dry cleaning standards and practices are used with client’s linen/garments.

•Must be able to work on weekends and public holidays.

•Ability to lift a minimum of 50lbs.

•Must be able to suggest treatment care to clients •Customer Service Focused Salary Scale: $6.25 to $7.00 per hr. based on qualification and experience.

Application giving full details of qualifications and experience should be addressed to: Manager Imperial Dry Cleaning and Laundry Centre 345 Long Bay Road Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI and should reach no later than November30th, 2019, for further information/appointment you can contact us at Tele:649-946-8054 or email hr@wihl.com.

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Grand Turk Cruise Center enhances the NJS Francis Park

Due to hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the NJS Francis Park suffered tremendous damages. The basketball equipment was destroyed and left the youth and adults in the community of Over Back without a proper sport and recreational outlet.

Residents, both past and present, of Over Back mobilized into action and started the Over Back Fish Fry to not only raise funds for repairs to their community but to also bring the people together and create a glimpse of hope at a time when the residents of Grand Turk needed it the most.

With strong Island and Country wide support, the fish fry was a huge success and the community group began refurbishing the park as well as cleaning up their neighborhoods.

Their efforts did not go unnoticed as the Grand Turk Cruise Center and Carnival Corporation, who were so impressed by the work done by the Over Back Community, made a commitment to fully revitalize the NJS Francis Park!

The works from the Grand Turk Cruise Center and Carnival Corporation included the purchase and installation of new basketball rim systems and the refurbishment and painting of the basketball court.

In a comment from Vice President of the Over Back Community Group, Mrs. Bianca Williams, “It gives me pleasure on behalf of the Over Back Community to thank the Grand Turk Cruise Center and Carnival Corporation for their contribution towards the enhancement of the Over Back Park, the paint job gave the Court a face lift that brightens up the Park and makes it more inviting for our youngsters. The newly installed basketball rims is great for both the youth and adults of our community to enjoy.

We are overjoyed and appreciative for the assistance that the Grand Turk Cruise Center and Carnival Corporation has given to the Over Back Community and to Grand Turk on a whole.”

Vishal Kakkanad (Finance &

Administration Manager, Grand Turk Cruise Center): “We applaud the people of Grand Turk for their tremendous work and are grateful that we could assist. As part of the Grand Turk community, we are proud to invest in the enrichment of its youth. We would like to thank Olympic Construction for serving as a valuable partner in the renovation of the park.”

In a statement from Sport Director, Jarrett Forbes “This is the epitome of corporate social responsibility.

The Grand Turk Cruise Center and Carnival Corporation were not obligated to take on this Project. The Department of Sports is extremely grateful for this gesture of kindness. This is an investment in the health and wellness of our people and an investment in the dreams and aspirations of our youth.

How this project came to be, is quite an amazing story. The community having very little after the storms, mobilized around a common goal, which was the empowerment of the next generation. Their efforts drew the

attention of the business community who came on board and assisted in realizing their goals”

The Grand Turk Cruise Center is a world-class, beach front cruise facility that is wholly owned by Carnival Corporation.

It is nestled among nearly 18 acres of landscaped grounds, and offers berthing year-round. The cruise center features a shopping center, high-end jewelry stores, unique apparel and T-shirt stores, locally crafted souvenirs and gifts, and food & beverage facilities.

Office of the Premier launched Local Government Enhancement Project

The Office of the Premier, Local Government and Community Affairs has launched an initiative to strengthen and enhance the operation, management and effectiveness of the current District Administration and to see what areas can be transformed by modernization, improved and reinforced upon to ensure its continued effectiveness in delivering the needs of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Grand Turk being the capital of the Country is the hub of all Government offices; however, the remaining islands: Providenciales, Salt Cay, North, Middle and South Caicos have to commute to Grand

Turk for access to crucial Government services.

The Local Government Review and Modernisation Committee, was established to facilitate a comprehensive review of Local Government administration performed by individuals from a cross section of Government and District Administration experience in order to effectively formulate a report that will guide the establishment of the most suitable model of local government for the Turks and Caicos Islands with special attention to the islands that have limited access to crucial Government services.

Members of the committee as

agreed by Cabinet are: Mr. Ronlee James – Chairman; Hon. Derek Taylor - Member; Mr. Llewelyn Handfield - Member; Mrs. Almaida Wilson - Member; Mr. Ricardo Don-Hue Gardiner - Member.

The goal of the Local Government Review and Modernisation Committee is to:

1. To review the current structure in light of single constituency and all island elected representatives;

2. To review other regional models.

3.

Engage in community consultations to ascertain the concerns of the populace in relation to strengthening local government and district

administration.

4. To make recommendation to the Premier for the modernisation of TCI’s model via a report that will be submitted to Cabinet for consideration and implementation.

The committee has drafted proposals that will be taken to consultation to determine how the public would like to see government represented on Salt Cay, North, Middle and South Caicos.

The Committee met for the first time on Monday, 4 November 2019 at Hon. Hilly Ewing Building, Providenciales.

Consultations will launch in the coming weeks.

Premier Contracting Services Ltd is seeking the following skilled technician Refrigeration Maintenance Technician Maintain the day-to-day operations and to assume responsibility for maintaining the physical assets of the properties under the direction of Premier Contracting Services Ltd. Duties and Skill set required •Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration, A/C, compressors, receivers, expansion valves, condensers and evaporators •Conduct preventative maintenance and inspection of refrigeration units and Air-conditioning systems, make necessary adjustments or repairs •Repair or replace defective electrical or mechanical controls •Operate a variety of tools including welding torches, pressure gauges, electrical testing equipment, and vacuum pumps.

•Repair and rebuild semi hermetic reciprocating compressors.

•Perform skilled electrical or maintenance work, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, wiring systems, diagnostic and troubleshooting •Maintain records concerning time, labor and materials, maintain log of tasks performed •Lift heavy objects •Communicate in English effectively both orally and writing Education and Experience •Certificate and 5 years documentable HVAC journeyman level operation, maintenance and repair experience in the HVAC refrigeration trade •Valid driver’s license This Position is currently held by a Work Permit holder.

Interested Belongers must submit their application to the Immigration Board.

Salary rate: 9hr Please submit applications via email at maintenance@khcapital.com Deadline for Submission of application November 27th, 2019

DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT Role and Responsibilities •Direct the management of the daily operations of the Entertainment Department. Responsibilities include: •Manage the Stage Shows, Characters and Technical Services, to include goal setting, regular one-on-one meetings, professional development, and annual performance reviews.

•Lead the budgeting process for labor and for show production, including costumes, scenic, props, etc.

•Ensure that departmental policies are regularly reviewed and updated as needed, and that these policies are being followed.

•Lead the Entertainment team through the process, including gathering, understanding, and communicating the feedback of all concerned parties on concepts, script writing, the creation of production timelines, costumes, scenery, and choreography.

•Set all show schedule dates and performance times in accordance with data regarding audience demand, traffic flow within the resorts, the operational needs of each production, and the need to provide entertainment throughout the course of each operating day.

•Regularly attend and evaluate show performances to ensure that quality and guest satisfaction is being maintained.

Position requirements: •Ten (10) or more years’ previous experience in Entertainment, theatre production and resort activities in a senior leadership role •University or college degree, minimum associates degree related to field or its equivalent in experience •Certificates or diplomas in Production, Dance Theatre and Choreography • Strong background in All-inclusive hospitality environment •Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications required •Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities •Dynamic, enthusiastic, creative leader who thrives under pressure and can perform multiple functions and troubleshoot when need.

•Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays Compensation Range for these positions above will be $30,000 $42,000 per annum and entry point will commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Interested persons may contact out Corporate HR department office or by submitting your resume with qualifications and experience to: hr@wihl.com Please also submit a copy of your completed application to our labour department.

Closing date November 30th, 2019

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Turks & Caicos First Insurance Company celebrates 25 years of services

By Todeline Defralien

Turks & Caicos First Insurance Company which provides services throughout the Islands recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

On Friday November 8th at their Downtown location, the company celebrated and showed their appreciation to their customers with food, drinks, and a carwash and a “cake cutting” ceremony.

General Manager Ms. Tameka Thompson told The SUN, at the end of the day it is all about their customers and being secured and having financial security.

“We’ve been around for 25 years and ensure that we are protected; we make sure that we are more than adequately insured so in an event of a disaster, you don’t have to worry about if Turks and Caicos Insurance will be able to pay the claim. We will be able to pay the claim. We did it with hurricane Irma, we did it with Ike and we’re still here,”

she said.

Account Executive Lucille Jones stressed that the company is very stable financially.

Jones added: “We have been doing business here for the last 25 years and there are many customers who continue year after year to remain loyal to Turks and Caicos First Insurance.

We work with customers as they come to help them meet their financial commitment s to whoever their lenders are and we have been able to sit and talk with them and plan their payment plan so that they are able to continue even in those hard economic times.”

Long time customer Rhonda Collymore-Wilson spoke highly about her relationship with the company and the services she received throughout the years.

“I really like the staff of Turks and Caicos First Insurance, they treat me as family and they work with me

Staff Members of Turks and Caicos First Insurance with everything I have to do. I’ve never gotten a problem with Turks and Caicos First Insurance and I would never leave.

I have a life policy, several properties and they are all insured with Turks and Caicos First Insurance and I also have seven vehicles insured with them as well.”

Turks & Caicos First Insurance Company, Ltd. (“TCFIC”) was registered in Turks and Caicos on 29th December 1993 and licensed by TCI’s Financial

Services Commission on January 21, 1994, to write General Domestic Property Insurance business.

From initially writing Commercial and Homeowners Property insurance, TCFIC’s insurer’s license was extended from January 1st, 1996 to include Motor Vehicle insurance business. On January 1st, 1997, TCFIC’s license was further extended to include yacht and pleasure craft insurance business.

Food For Thought Brunch sponsored by KB Home Center raises over $14,000

On Sunday October 20th,2019 Food for Thought hosted its fourth annual Sunday Brunch for 200 guests at Mango Reef.

As a result of the kind support of attendees and sponsors the event raised over $14,000 via ticket sales and a great set of donated silent auction and raffle items. These funds will go towards the running of Food for Thought’s Breakfast Programme – currently in its fourth year. The charity’s co-founders Karen and Jeanne Savory are very grateful for the ongoing support from generous and supportive members of the community.

Brunch guests were treated to a delicious buffet brunch spread put on by the excellent Mango Reef staff, which was generously sponsored by KB Home Center for the third year in a row, as well as complimentary mimosas which were donated by Benefactor Sponsor Gilley’s Enterprises. While enjoying their meal, guests were treated to wonderful entertainment by Julian Garland and Val Kalliecharan, who kindly donated their services toward

the cause.

The charity’s younger supporters were kept entertained by a bead craft station and various table activities. They were also thrilled by the fantastic face-painting skills of Khye’s Body Art.

The event organisers were delighted to have Her Excellency the Honourable Acting Governor Anya Williams MBE, the Honourable Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, the Minister for Education Honourable Karen Malcolm, and elected MPs Honourable Josephine Connolly and Honourable Akierra Missick, all in attendance to show their support.

Karen and Jeanne expressed their deep gratitude to the event sponsors and the charity’s supporters.

“Thank you so much to Alexis and the Mango Reef team for hosting such an enjoyable morning. There is so much work behind the scenes before, during and after a large event and we are very appreciative of all the hard work.

Huge thanks also to event sponsors KB Home Center and Gilley’s Enterprises,

who generous contributions meant a much larger profit for the event.”

“We are truly grateful to the guests, event sponsors and donors for the funds we were able to raise at this year’s brunch. Money is vital for our organisation, so that we can purchase the breakfast food for the 400 students we reach every school day. We must acknowledge that we are only able to keep costs down and reach the numbers of children we do due to the generosity of our shipping partners: Lew 1 Shipping, SeaCor, Al Services, Caicos Express Airways, and Salt Cay Ferry.”

“Nevertheless, we could not do what we do without the support of our amazing team of volunteers and cheerleaders. Volunteers prepare the breakfast in the schools each morning, they help to sort and deliver the boxes of food to the schools, they assist at our events, and are always enthusiastic whenever they are called to help. We are very lucky to be part of such a caring community.”

Food for Thought would also like to thank Kellie Luker Photography

for capturing the event so beautifully, Flowers by EA for the lovely corporate table centre pieces, and silent auction and raffle donors: Addenda, Nautique Sports, Infiniti Restaurant at Grace Bay Club, Caicos Cuisine, Goldsmith, Five Cays Watersports, J Squared, Kite Provo, Graceway Sports Centre, Flamingo Pharmacy, Beach Enclave, TC Coffee Roasters, Ironshore Crossfit, Turks & Caicos Film Festival, Omar’s Beach Hut, Pioneer Drycleaning, The Grill at Grace Bay Club, Le Comptoir Francais, and G Style Bar. Corporate sponsors Sotheby’s, Bayview, KB Home Center, Savory & Co., Coriats, Turks & Caicos Banking, Beach Enclave, Ironshore Cross-Fit, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Content Consulting, and the Ministry of Tourism. Also, special thanks to Simita, Leslie, Laura, Sheryl, Sian, Kate and Chris, and of course our biggest supporters - Richard and Robin Savory.”

Please visit foodforthoughttci. com for more information about the charity’s work and details about donating, or contact us at info@ foodforthoughttci.com or 242-FEED.

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Invest Turks and Caicos hosts 2nd Annual Economic Conference

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nvest Turks and Caicos on Friday November 8th hosted its 2nd Annual Economic Conference and first ever national conference in the Turks and Caicos on the future of our financial services industry.

Under the theme, Financial Services – Building Block of a Strong Diversified Economy, the one-day event, held at Beaches Resort Village & Spa brought together representatives from the public and private sectors to discuss the importance of our financial services sector.

The conference was divided into two parts, with speeches held in the morning and featured International Keynote Speaker, Lorna

Smith, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LGS and Associates and Former Executive Director, BVI Finance, David Stewart, Partner from Griffiths and Partners and Managing Director of Coriats Trust, James Bursey, Chief Executive Office of Invest Turks and Caicos and Hon. Premier, Sharlene Cartwright Robinson, Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade.

The afternoon sessions facilitated

by Gary Brough of KPMG, Gordon Burton, Managing Director, Caribbean Management Services Limited and David Stewart lead discussions and sparked debate on the direction of FS in the TCI.

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The medical wonders of Botox

By Dr. Marsha Barnett

Say the name Botox and immediately we think of erasing wrinkles and other cosmetic uses such as facial slimming.

The usefulness of Botox however goes far beyond aesthetics as it has many medical indications, and has been proven to be of benefit in many cases where conventional medical options have been lacking. Today, Botox though widely known for his cosmetic uses, is a multibillion-dollar revenue drug which makes more than half of its sales from its therapeutic uses!

What is Botox?

Botox is a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It’s the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism.

However, a weakened form is used in tiny doses for its therapeutic effect in medicine.

Botox injections work by weakening the treated muscles by blocking certain nerves. Botox is generally considered safe if administered by a licensed professional, but the drug is not without risks. The most common side effects are pain, swelling, or bruising at the injection site. Because the effects of the drug can spread from the injection site, adverse effects such as muscle weakness, vision problems, trouble breathing and difficulty swallowing can occur.

What is it used for in medicine?

Though the drug is approved

for nine medical conditions and several cosmetic ones, Allergan, the company that owns Botox, holds close to 800 more patents for potential uses of the drug! Here are some of the most intriguing uses for Botox: Crossed-eyes

This was the first FDA approved indication for Botox,30 years ago, in 1989. Strabismus, ‘crossed eyes’ affects 4% of Americans. In fact, botulinum toxin was first used as an ophthalmology drug and the doctors realized that their patient’s wrinkles and crow’s feet started clearing after treatments and as such, the cosmetic use of Botox was born.

Chronic migraines

In 1992, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon observed that when he gave people Botox for wrinkles, they had fewer migraine headaches!

After extensive testing on people with chronic migraines, Botox was approved for the disorder in 2010. For most persons who use Botox for their migraines, the effects last for 3 to 6 months and they have fewer and less intense headaches, with some persons reporting being completely headache-free.

Excessive underarm sweating

Botox is a successful therapy for people with a condition called severe axillary hyperhidrosis where you sweat excessively in the underarms. It was FDA approved for the treatment in 2004. Some people also use Botox to treat overly sweaty hands and feet, which although not FDA approved for

Diamonds International is looking for qualified Jeweler, Back office assistant, Cashiers, Sales Associates and General Manager to our Grand Turk location Requirements for Jeweler: • Clean criminal record • Minimum ten (10) years’ experience in high-end jewelry repair • Willing to work with fixable hours including weekends and holiday in direct relation to cruise ship schedule.

• Salary paid monthly and vary at $2,000 - $3,000 per month depending on the applicant’s seniority &experience and continued high performance • All successful applicants are subject for three (3) months’ period of probation.

Requirements for Back office assistant: • High communication skills • Clean criminal record • Minimum three (3) years’ experience in back office • Willing to work with fixable hours including weekends and holiday in direct relation to cruise ship schedule • Salary paid monthly at a rate of $6.25 to $7.00 per hour, depending on the applicant’s level of experience, seniority and continued high performance.

• All successful applicants are subject for three (3) months’ period of probation.

Requirements for Cashier: • High communication skills • Clean criminal record • Willing to work with fixable hours including weekends and holiday in direct relation to cruise ship schedule • Salary paid biweekly at a rate of $6.25 to $7.00 per hour, depending on the applicant’s level of experience, seniority and continued high performance.

• All successful applicants are subject for three (3) months’ period of probation.

treatment in those areas, has been quite effective.

Overactive bladder

Since Botox relaxes nerve impulses and musculature, it makes sense that it can be used to relax the excess irritability of the overactive nerves in a leaky bladder and also relax the muscles that lead to bladder spasm.

And in fact, it has been found to be quite beneficial for these sets of patients.

One study at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine showed up to 70% improvement in overactive bladder symptoms in women.

Every year, about 2,650 babies are born with a cleft palate and 4,440 with a cleft lip. The mainstay treatment is surgery however some doctors now inject the infants’ scars with Botox in order to hold the muscles still and allow it to heal.

Improving your sex life

What’s on the horizon?

Treating depression

Some women experience muscle spasms on their pelvic floor or contractions of the vagina that can

Though many experts are still make sex painful. Botox injections can skeptical, early trials suggest Botox ease pain by making the muscles stop may alleviate symptoms in people with contracting. It’s now being done in some depression. The proposed mechanism centers such as the Cleveland Clinic is based on what’s called the facial where doctors are seeing results lasting feedback hypothesis, which holds that a 6 months to 2 years after treatment. person’s facial expressions can influence Additionally, the use of Botox to treat their mood. One small study of 74 premature ejaculation is also being people with major depressive disorder examined.

After almost 30 years of being on found that 52% of people who received Botox reported a reduction in symptoms the market and a greater understanding six weeks later, compared with 15% of of the mechanism and safety profile of the drug, Botox is poised to have the people given a placebo! even more indications as it improves your wellbeing whilst making you look Abnormal heartbeat younger.

Botox is currently being *Dr. Marsha Barnett is a general explored as a therapy to prevent practitioner who also specialises abnormal heartbeat patterns after open- in dermatology. For questions or comments, please contact her at heart surgery. drmarshabarnett@gmail.com or at Associated Medical Practices Treating cleft lip scars in babies 946-4242.

Requirements for Sales associates: • Minimum of two (2) years jewelry sales experience with clear employment background • High communication skills and positive attitude towards customers • Clean criminal record • Willing to work with fixable hours including weekends and holiday in direct relation to cruise ship schedule • Salary paid monthly at a rate of $6.25 to $7.00 per hour, depending on the applicant’s level of experience, seniority and continued high performance • All successful applicants are subjected for three (3) months’ period of probation ***Potential candidates who do not meet the specified requirements but show a willingness and ambition to learn our sales ethics and policies may, at the sole discretion of management, be exempt from any specified requirement and recruited as an employee in training.

Requirements for General Manager: •Minimum of five (5) years jewelry sales experience & two (2) years of relevant experience in the operation and management of an upscale fine jewelry, precious stones and merchandizing store.

•Minimum of 27 years of Age and of a demonstrably mature and competent disposition •Capable of multi-tasking between sales, customer care and back office duties •Clean criminal record and acceptable record of employment.

•Willing to work with fixable hours including weekends and holiday in direct relation to cruise ship schedule •Salary paid monthly and vary at $2,000 - $3,000 per month depending on the applicant’s seniority & experience and continued high performance Interested applicants are required to submit a formal application in writing, addressed to the Company’s General Manager, either via emailat dhershkovich@shopdi.com Or by hand, delivered to Diamonds International at the Grand Turk Cruise Center *** All applications must include a copy of the applicants Turks & Caicos Islander Status ID, TCI passport and/or valid TCI PRC endorsed with the right to work. ***Interested TCIslanders are invited to submit a copy of their application to the Commissioner & Labour Board.

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Do not underestimate the value of individuals who don’t have secondary or tertiary education

By Drexwell Seymour One of the major factors in which success is measured is the attainment of a degree from a college or university.

However, some people did not have the opportunity to pursue tertiary education.

In fact, some people did not even complete secondary education.

While we must always encourage others to obtain as much knowledge as possible to pursue their calling and in many cases, this knowledge can only be obtained by attending college or university, however, there are some individuals who will not pursue this route or do not need to go this route but that does not mean they are less important.

During the era of our foreparents, they did not have the access to secondary and tertiary education like we do today.

Many of them left school early to help their parents with the finances by doing a trade and as a result some of them could not read or write. However, if the truth be told many of them were very successful and became some of the best carpenters and masons in the country.

A degree is not everything

Having a degree is not everything. Having the right attitude and doing what you were called to do are just as important.

However, if you need a degree to reach your personal goal, then that can be used as one of your success factors. On the other hand, if one does not get a degree but is doing what he or she is called to do, then that in itself is a success.

While you have to study and work so hard for your degree, when you get in the work force, you will discover that there are so many other things that you have to learn that were not covered in your degree.

Perhaps there are some individuals that we overlooked for leadership positions because they did not have a degree but have a wealth of experience and can get things done.

Do not look down on people

Many of us with degrees have a

Seaview Marina Location: South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands Is seeking the following: Office Assistant Our company is seeking for an Office Assistant to be responsible for handling clerical tasks in our office. You will be handling incoming phone calls and other communications, greeting clients and visitors, as well as managing files, updating paperwork and other documents, and performing other general office clerk duties.

Duties and Requirements: •Handling incoming calls and other communications.

•Updating paperwork, maintaining documents and word processing.

•Creating, maintaining, and entering information into databases.

•Performing general office clerk duties and errands.

•Recording information as needed.

•Ability to write clearly and help with word processing when necessary •Warm personality with strong communication skills.

•Ability to work well under limited supervision.

•Great communication skills.

Education and Experience •High school diploma or associate degree.

•Experience as an office assistant or in related field.

sense of superiority to others. However, for some of us, that is all we have, we are still unable to do some of the basic things in life. The very people we look down on are the ones we have to call many times to fix things that we cannot do.

Some of the people we look down on are happier than us. Some of them are making more money than us.

Some of them are very rich. Some of them are very wise and smart. Some of them are very intelligent.

There are some people who I encounter on a regular basis who did not have the opportunity to go to college but I wish I could do what they do because I would save a lot of money. I am talking about some plumbers, housekeepers, carpenters and the list goes on and on.

Of course, there are some that did go to college.

Conclusion

While there must be standards in place for everything we do and some standards require individuals to have at minimum, a degree, it does not mean

we should look down on others who do not have a degree. There are so many successful individuals in Turks and Caicos who did not pursue post primary education. In fact, many of the local people in TCI that we call “successful” do not have a tertiary level of education.

This article is not to discourage anyone from obtaining a degree.

Obtaining a degree should be encouraged by all. However, when you get your degree, don’t think that you are superior to those that don’t have a degree.

British Caribbean Bank Limited Senior Finance Executive We are looking for an objective Senior Finance Executive to add value and improve our operations by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. The successful candidate will possess a thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and a sound judgement.

LOCATION: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands EDUCATIONAL ANDPROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS Bachelors degree in business or other relevant subject UK Chartered Accountant qualified (or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in auditing.)

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT Applicants should have a minimum of 15 years in a broad range of financial management roles at a senior level.

Experience in the following area would be a significant advantage: financial and management accounting, business acquisitions and deposits, corporate restructurings, regulatory reporting, strategic financial and business planning, ability to interpret complex legal documentation.

The salary for this position ranges from $60,000 to $ 100,000 per annum based on experience belongers only need apply.

Salary rate: $6.25 per hour Please Note: This Position is currently held by a Work Permit holder.

Deadline for submission of application is November26th, 2019 Please submit applications with references and relative experience to:The labour Board (Belongers Only)

Interested persons may submit Applications no later than November 30th 2019to: HR@WIHL.COM/ Phone: 649-941-5028 P.O.Box 270, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Please also submit a copy to the TCI Labor Department

Advance Construction Ltd Location: Discovery Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Carpenter Nature of position: Installation of wood framing walls, installation of windows, doors and mouldings. Measure cut and shape wood, plastic and other materials Wage: $10.00 per hour Please Contact: 247-9994 This position is new Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board

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LOCAL NEWS Holy Family Academy Takes Top Spot at History & Cultural Heritage Quiz

Holy Family Academy is the winner of this year’s Turks and Caicos National Museum Foundation’s History & Cultural Heritage Quiz. The competition saw nine high schools from across Turks and Caicos vie for the title, and was hosted on October 31 at Brayton Hall in Providenciales in partnership with the Departments of Education and Culture, and FortisTCI as the primary sponsor.

The Turks and Caicos National Museum established the History & Cultural Heritage Quiz in 2015 to create a space where knowledge of the country’s history and culture could be shared and passed on to younger generations. It is held each year during October when National Heritage month is observed.

Students prepare for weeks The winning students from Holy Family Academy stand with their teacher and reps from the Turks and leading up to quiz day, rigorously Caicos National Museum, Department of Education, Department of Culture, and FortisTCI, after receiving studying and learning about local bush their trophies. (L to r) Director of the National Museum Dr. Michael Pateman, Director of the Department of medicine, fishing and whaling, the Culture Ludwina Fulford, students Christian Jean and Ikera Stubbs, Director of the Department of Education salt history and significance of the Mr. Edgar Howell, teacher at Holy Family Academy Guilmese Gustave, student Nahshya Hinson, FortisTCI Salinas, cotton, sisal, and the endemic Senior Vice President of Corporate Service and CFO Mrs. Ruth Forbes, and Museum Representative Mrs. wildlife. Students must also know about Candianne Williams. the country’s national parks, natural heritage, and general knowledge of the and learn about that country’s historical National Museum and the Department ties toTurks and Caicos. FortisTCI is of Education as a major sponsor of this islands’ cultural and historical timeline.

Representing Holy Family sponsoring the cost of accommodations, event for a few years. Every year, on this Academy were Ikera Stubbs, Nahysha ground transportation and tour activities. occasion, I’m reminded of the reasons Hinson, and Christian Jean, supported As runners up, Raymond Gardiner’s team why we support this effort. We support by their teacher Guilmise Gustave. will travel within the Turks and Caicos to because of the passion and dedication Coming in second place and representing one to the inhabited islands where they of the organizers and teachers to Raymond Gardiner High School were will learn about its history and culture, preserve our heritage and culture, and Cameron Handfield, Davar Lewis, and with their trip supported by TCI Reef the inspiration and pride seen in our Cajair Davidson, supported by their Fund. InterCaribbean Ltd. has comped students as they prepare, learning about airfare for both groups. our country’s diverse group of islands.” teacher Stacie Ann Taylor.

Speaking about the event, Turks and Caicos National

Winning the grand prize, Holy Family’s team will travel to neighboring FortisTCI Senior Vice President of Museum Director Michael Pateman Jamaica in 2020, where the group will Corporate Services Ruth Forbes said, said, “The Museum is pleased to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sites “FortisTCI has been a loyal partner to the continue to develop and host the

History and Cultural Heritage Quiz to be a great learning experience for students. I want to thank FortisTCI as our corporate sponsor for this event and our other supporting sponsors for their commitment to the education of our youth. It is your continued contribution that makes this work possible.”

The chief organizer of this event was Turks and Caicos National Museum Associate Candianne Williams.

Turks and Caicos Islands Community College Public Relations Officer Rachel Harvey served as the quiz moderator.

Judges comprised the Director of Education Edgar Howell, Director of Culture Ludwina Fulford, Director of the Turks and Caicos National Museum Dr. Michael Pateman, and Department of Environment and Coastal Resources Education Outreach Coordinator Amy Avenant.

This year’s competition also featured cultural presentations froma British West Indies Collegiate student Brandon Handfield whoplayed the steel pan, Enid Capron Primary School’s Ripsaw Band, and an animated reading

by Brenda Clare of a selection from local poet Emily Malcolm.

Participating schools: HJ Robinson High School Holy Family Academy Long Bay High School Maranatha Academy Marjorie Basden High School Provo Middle School Raymond Gardiner High School TCI Middle School Wesley Methodist High School

SENIOR CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL BANKING Annual Salary: $75,250 – $119,550

The Senior Relationship Manager manages an assigned portfolio of accounts in the Bank’s Commercial Department to achieve profitable growth at acceptable risk in loans, deposits, and other commercial services. The incumbent also provides service to customers who meet the Bank’s Scotia Service and Complaint Resolution Standards.

Key Accountabilities •Promotes the development and profitable growth of the commercial banking portfolio in the assigned market area •Pursues an aggressive business development program within the assigned market area according to the agreed growth objectives.

•Builds and maintains a high market profile in the assigned market area with both internal and external contacts.

•Ensures all aspects of assigned relationships receive ongoing attention, as required to maintain, improve, grow and retain the relationship.

•Safeguards the Bank’s assets and liabilities.

•Executes the Branch Compliance responsibilities as reflected in documented policies and procedures •Effectively manage the Corporate and Commercial Banking Department in absence of the Commercial Banking Manager.

Requirements •Expert sales/closing skills.

•Strong networking skills and interpersonal skills •Strong negotiation skills •Good communication skills (oral and written).

•Thorough knowledge of relationship building and teamwork skills •Thorough knowledge of Bank’s commercial lending and deposit products and services, and customer profitability model to provide integrated financial solutions •Ability to conduct due diligence on strength of customer financials •Strong PC skills are necessary, including a working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and commercial systems and platforms.

•Experienced credit skills •Leadership and supervisory skills; •Graduate Degree and/or work equivalency at least 3 to 5 years commercial banking experience.

Scotiabank offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package with tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth to the successful candidate.

All applicants who are Turks Islanders are invited to send their resume to the Commissioner and Labor Board. Preference will be given to Turks & Caicos Islanders.

Please submit your resume no later than Nov. 22nd, 2019 to: Pamela Taylor – Human Resource Officer pamela.taylor@scotiabank.com Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Ltd. P.O. Box 15, 88 Cherokee Road, Leeward Highway Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

Graceway IGA Supermarkets invites applications from suitable qualified individuals to fill the listed vacant positions: Pizza Cook Job Requirements & Responsibilities: •Preparing pizza dough •slicing and chopping toppings like vegetables and meats •executing customers’ orders considering special requests •To be successful in this role, you should have experience with various pizza types and be available to work during business hours. Including weekends and holidays •Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend and follow all company procedures and regulations regarding food handling and sanitation •Assisting with serving customers at deli counter and or food preparation may be required •Previous work experience in Deli / Bakery food preparation, weighing, packaging, pricing meats and cheeses and serving customers is required Pay rate $7.00 per hour OTHER POSITIONS NEEDED: •Cashiers •Grocery Pickers / Van Loaders •Stockers •Laborers • Deli Clerks •Wholesale - Receivers Pay rate $ 7.00 - $7.50 Please ask Store Security Officers for Applications Or Email Resumes to: hr@gracewayiga.com TCI BELONGERS, PRC, RESIDENT / FREE LANCE PERMITS ONLY NEED APPLY Deadline for submission of applicants is November 15th, 2019

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Books Donated to Clement Howell High School Library Foundation continues to encourage reading and support literacy in Turks and Caicos schools

Donated Books Strengthen Libraries

As part of ongoing efforts to drive literacy in the Turks and Caicos, the Sandals Foundation has donated age appropriate books, games and learning tools valued at more than USD $3,500 to the Clement Howell High School Library and Resource Center.

The activity was made possible through partnership with the nonprofit organization, Hands Across the Sea which works in Eastern Caribbean territories to excite young readers and encourage more reading.

The initiative will introduce a student-run library system where students will index, categorize and loan books to their counterparts. This unique operation is hoped to engender greater

buy in and responsibility in the care of receive this incredible selection of books. the facility.

We truly believe that with well-organized

Books were also donated to libraries and exciting literature, more the school and the Turks and Caicos students will develop the love of reading Public Library following a book drive which will provide them with the tools hosted by employees of the United to succeed in all academic areas.”

States based automotive distributing Principal of the Clement Howell company, Tropicars. Tropicars has been High School, Kadean Cunningham a long standing partner of the Sandals expressed gratitude for the continued Foundation, which is the charitable arm support “from the Sandals Foundation of Beaches and Sandals Resorts. Over and Beaches Resorts Villages and Spa, the years, Tropicars has supported the especially as it relates to equipping our educational efforts of the Foundation Library and Resource Centre with various types of literature that the students can across the Caribbean.

Executive Director of Sandals engage themselves with (in) a positive Foundation, Heidi Clarke was on hand way.” Principal Cunningham noted that for the donation and commented; “We “the students are very excited about this are really pleased to see these libraries generous donation of books and are

equally ecstatic to begin borrowing them to read.”

In 2018, the Sandals Foundation constructed the library and with the help of School Specialty Inc. was able to furnish the infrastructure with new computers, a printing machine and books.

Meanwhile, the occasion was memorialized in art through the breathtaking creative expression of award-winning New York street artist, Marco Santini.

Santini, who was a guest at the Beaches Resorts’ Social Media On the Sand event, engaged art students in a lesson as he painted an inspiring mural on the doors of the school’s canteen.

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Graceway Trading Ltd is a seeking suitably qualified applicant to fill the following position: Financial Accounting Manager Job Requirements & Responsibilities:

Javard Glinton Location: #28 Shipwreck Drive, Long bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking One (1) Maintenance Man Duties: Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system maintenance To work 5 days a week Salary is $7.00 per hour Please Contact: 331-6662 This position is currently held by a Work permit Holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board

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Premier Contracting Services Location: Graceway Plaza, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking for a Cleaner To do general cleaning work Must be able honest, trustworthy and speaks English To Work 6 days a week Salary $6.50 /$7.00 an hour Please Contact 649-941-8881 This Position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Interested Applicants who Turks and Caicos Islands should submit copies of their application to the Labour Board

•ACA/ACMA/ACCA/CPA professionally qualified with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in a financial analysis/ financial reporting position.

•Responsible for managing all transactional accounting processes within the Financial Accounting team, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, weekly payroll, cashing-up and sales.

•Managing a team of six bookkeepers, ensuring that job responsibilities are being performed in a complete and timely manner as well as employee performance reviews being undertaken on a regular basis.

•Responsible for reviewing, correcting and posting all journal entries to the general ledger prepared by members of the Financial Accounting team.

•Detailed review and reconciliation of general ledger accounts on a daily basis to ensure accuracy of accounting records.

•Comprehensive knowledge of general ledger accounting and the function of financial accounting systems is essential.

•Implementing and improving accounting processes and procedures to improve team efficiency and drive profitability of the business.

•Weekly reporting of KPIs to senior management and stakeholders.

•Ad-hoc finance related projects as required.

•Strong written and verbal communication skills essential.

•Attention to detail and flexibility to manage multiple tasks.

•Knowledge of SAGE accounting software beneficial.

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience

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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Regulating with Honesty, Integrity and Transparency

Public Statement Pursuant to section 39 of the Financial Services Commission Ordinance 1st November 2019 TAKE NOTICE that the Financial Services Commission (“the Commission”) has on 10th September 2019 revoked the Company Management License of Diamond Corporate Services Ltd (“Diamond”), having its Registered Offices now or formerly at Courtyard Plaza Leeward Highway Providenciales. The revocation of Diamond’s licence was pursuant to the Financial Services Commission Ordinance as a result of several contraventions of the Company Management (Licensing) Ordinance and the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations and Code.

This means that DIAMOND IS NOT LICENSED to act for or on behalf of any individual or entity in the capacity of a Company Manager or Registered Agent pursuant to the Companies Ordinance 2017.

If you have a company represented by Diamond, you are advised to take all necessary steps to ensure that your company is represented by a licensed company manager. Please be further advised that all companies are required to be represented by a Registered Agent who must be a licensed company manager; failure to use a licensed company manager may result in the striking off of a company.

In the event clarification or additional information is required on this matter, please contact the Financial Services Commission at Tel: (649) 946-5314/2791 or via email at fsc@tcifsc.tc or visit the Company Managers web page at https://tcifsc.tc/company-managers/ Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission

Niguel Streete Managing Director

P.O. Box 140 • Caribbean Place • Leeward Highway • Providenciales • Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 946 – 5314 / 941 – 8311 • Fax: (649) 941 – 3569 P.O. Box 79 • Waterloo Plaza • Waterloo Road • Grand Turk • Turks and Caicos Islands Tel: (649) 946 – 2791 / 946 – 2550 • Fax: (649) 946 – 1714 Website: www.tcifsc.tc

Email: fsc@tcifsc.tc

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5th Annual Sand Jam highlights T

he annual Sand Jam all day beach-party was a huge success in its fifth year.

Held at Rickie’s Flamingo Café on Saturday November 9th, 2019, the event attracted a massive turnout with a mixture of locals and tourists supporting this great cause.

Grammy Award winning Reggae band, Morgan Heritage headlined the event performing some of their greatest hits.

The day also featured performances by local performers such as V6 Band, Q-Band Lynks, Provision, Clement Howell & Long Bay Hills School Choirs and Prime DJ’s on the ones and twos.

Sand Jam is an all day music festival on the beach showcasing local and international artists to support the Turks and Caicos Public Schools music programs through the Music is Life foundation.

Photo Credit: Todeline Defralien and Earlson Robinson.

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LOCAL NEWS

Remembrance Day celebrated in Turks and Caicos Islands T

he Turks and Caicos Islands celebrated Remembrance Day on Sunday, 10th November to remember and salute those brave soldiers who fought in World Wars I and II.

Her Excellency, Acting Governor Anya Williams laid a wreath at the War Memorial on Grand Turk, including Minister of Health, Hon. Edwin Astwood and Deputy Speaker Hon. Derek Taylor.

The Grand Turk Remembrance Day

Service was held at St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Front Street. Immediately following the service all uniform groups attended the Ecumenical Service at Methodist Church.

Meantime, Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson joined by Minister of Education, Hon. Karen Malcolm, laid a wreath in Providenciales in honour of the faithful soldiers. The Providenciales Remembrance Day Service was held at St. Monica’s Anglican Church, Leeward

Highway, Providenciales.

The South Caicos Remembrance Day Service will be held at St. George’s Anglican Church in South Caicos.

Other participating organizations that also laid wreaths at each service include: the Leader of the Opposition Hon. Washington Misick; TCI Ex-Serviceman Legion; the Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting; TCIG Medical Department; the Scouts, Guides and Brownies; Rotary International;

Soroptimists International and the Red Cross.

History was also made on this day as representatives from the Overseas Territories were permitted to lay wreaths during a Remembrance Day service held in London on Sunday, 10th November 2019.

Tracy Knight of the Office of the Premier, London Office laid a wreath on behalf of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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ENTERTAINMENT

People magazine names John Legend as 2019 Sexiest Man Alive R&B crooner John Legend has been 10-time Grammy winner. He scored named the Sexiest Man Alive by an Oscar in 2015 for co-writing the People magazine. song “Glory” from the film “Selma.”

The Grammy-winning He won a Tony Award for his cosinger known for his silky-smooth producer work on “Jitney” and took vocals was revealed as this year’s home an Emmy as a producer on winner Tuesday night on NBC’s NBC’s live version of “Jesus Christ “The Voice.”

He serves as a Superstar,” a project in which he coach on the singing competition also played the role of Jesus.

Legend has two children series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly with model-television hostClarkson and Blake Shelton.

Shelton, who was cookbook author Chrissy Teigen. named Sexiest Man Alive in 2017, Other recent winners announced Legend’s honor on “The include Dwayne Johnson, Chris Adam Levine, Voice.” The country singer then Hemsworth, handed Legend some short shorts Channing Tatum and David with bedazzled letters “EGOTSMA” Beckham. to signify the singer’s many honors: “I want to thank Blake an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony Shelton,” Legend said. “I observed John Legend at the 2019 LACMA Art and every move he made, every and now, Sexiest Man Alive.

Film Gala in Los Angeles

Legend tells the magazine utterance that came from his mouth The couple’s children? Not in an issue out Friday the honor and I think some of it rubbed off on so much. Teigen posted a video of comes with some pressure after me.” following Idris Elba, who was last Legend said his wife is the reveal of their daughter asking to turn off “The Voice” and go back year’s winner. He jokes it “is not fair proud of him.

“I’ve finally impressed her,” to a movie. Teigen titled the post and is not nice to me!”

“The kids ... do not care.”

The 40-year-old Legend is a he said.

The Only Way Prince William and Prince Harry Can Mend Their Royal Rift

At this point, many royal followers are 100 percent certain there is something going on between Prince William and Prince Harry. The two brothers used to be extremely close, but their relationship seems to have changed a lot in the past few years.

As such, a lot of people think that they definitely are feuding with one another. While a fight can be a stressful experience for both parties, Prince William and Prince Harry are not doomed to be at odds forever. There are some things that the two of them can do to mend the rift between them.

According to many reports, the feud started when Prince Harry was dating Meghan Markle. Prince Harry was allegedly moving very fast in his relationship, which made Prince William concerned for his brother.

However, when Prince William sat Prince Harry down to discuss this issue, the latter “went ballistic” and did not like that his relationship was being questioned by an outsider.

Royal expert Katie Nicholl shared: “Harry supported William from the outset of his relationship with Kate and he felt very let down that he wasn’t getting his brother’s full 100 percent support with the relationship with Meghan.”

Prince William and Prince Harry

It seems that ever since then the brothers have been distant and not as close as before. After Prince Harry and Markle tied the knot, the newlyweds moved out of Kensington Palace and also set up their own charity organization separate from the one that they used to share with Prince William and Kate Middleton.

While rumors about the feud had merely been speculations from royal fans, Prince Harry himself recently said something that could

be perceived as a confirmation of the existence of a royal rift. In the documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey that was released last month, Prince Harry revealed that he and his brother do have some tension between them.

“Part of this role and part of this job and this family being under the pressure that it’s under… inevitably, you know, stuff happens,” Prince Harry shared, though he also added that “the majority of stuff is created out of nothing.”

In any case, Prince Harry acknowledged that he and Prince William will always have an unbroken bond no matter what happens, saying: “We’re brothers.

We’ll always be brothers. We’re certainly on different paths at the moment but I will always be there for him and, as I know, he will always be there for me.”

Last week, an insider confirmed to Us Weekly that there is indeed a lot of tension between Prince William and Prince Harry. Aside from the situation surrounding Markle, the source also revealed that the feud has been exacerbated by the princes’ differing personalities and roles in the royal family — things that actually started long before Markle entered the picture.

Kanye West is teaming up with pastor Joel Osteen

TMZ reports that that longer perform secular music. the music star has become friends “Kanye used to be about with the Lakewood megachurch nothing greater than himself,” a leader and, sources have told the source told TMZ. “Now it’s all about webloid, Kanye will be at Joel’s 11 a higher power.” a.m. service at his Houston church Kim Kardashian West’s on Sunday, Nov. 17 -- a service husband wants to share his that will also be broadcast live on faith journey with Joel’s nonSiriusXM. “Kanye will walk up to denominational Christian the pulpit and have a conversation congregation, which TMZ reports with Joel that will last between 20 includes 45,000 members on and 30 minutes,” TMZ writes.

Sundays as well as another 10

In recent months, Kanye million viewers at home. New York -- who’s been doing musical Sunday Times bestselling author Joel wants Service performances with a huge his followers to hear “how Kanye choir since January -- has spoken has overcome significant adversity publicly about being “saved” this in his life,” the webloid writes. year. In October, he released his “We’re told Joel will ask Kanye to ninth consecutive No. 1 album, contrast his life then and now.”

“Jesus is King,” and vowed he’ll no As for Kanye’s famous

Joel Osteen & Kanye West Sunday Service musical performances? There are no plans at present for the rapper to deliver one at Joel’s 11 a.m. church service, though TMZ speculates that could happen later, as Kanye seems to travel everywhere with his choir.

OJ Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed

Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson enters his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev.

O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotelcasino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly.

Simpson, on parole in Nevada for a 2008 conviction for armed robbery and assault with a weapon, filed the lawsuit Thursday against Nevada Property 1 LLC, corporate owner of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The complaint acknowledges that Simpson, after several hours with two friends at a steakhouse and a lounge in November 2017, received a notice from a security guard as they left. It prohibited him from returning to the Las Vegas Strip property. He says he was never given a reason.

Cosmopolitan spokeswoman Rachel Henry declined comment

Simpson denied in the lawsuit that he was “belligerent,” broke glass or damaged property.

Simpson attorney Malcolm LaVergne said his client’s reputation was damaged by “hotel staff” accounts cited in a TMZ report that Simpson “was drunk and became disruptive” at the resort’s Clique bar.

TMZ is not a defendant in the lawsuit.

Simpson had been released on parole less than six weeks before the incident, and LaVergne said Friday his client was stung by criticism he received on social media. The attorney said Simpson did not have a Twitter account in 2017.

“Now we’ve got Twitter. We’ve got a lawsuit.

We’ll see how things play out,” LaVergne said.

Simpson opened a Twitter account last June with an initial video post saying, “I got a little gettin’ even to do.” Most posts since have been about football.

The defamation complaint said a parole officer arrived unannounced at Simpson’s Las Vegas home following news reports of the Cosmopolitan incident and administered drug and alcohol tests.

Parole officials found that Simpson had not violated probation “and ultimately determined that the Cosmopolitan’s assertions against Simpson were false,” the complaint said.

Nevada Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Kim Yoko Smith declined to comment about the parole finding. She said state law prohibits disclosure of information about supervision of a parolee.

Simpson has been living in a gated golf course community after being freed from prison. He was convicted in October 2008 of leading five men, including two with guns, in an ill-fated bid to retrieve personal items and memorabilia from two collectibles dealers and a go-between at a Las Vegas casino-hotel.

Simpson claims in the complaint he is a “model” parolee and points to “an extremely warm and positive reception by many” who pose with him for photos.

With good behavior credits, his parole could end before 2022.

The lawsuit characterizes Simpson as “a well-known public figure,” college football Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer who “has experienced various legal problems.”

Simpson was acquitted in Los Angeles in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. He was found liable for the killings in 1997 and ordered by a California civil court jury to pay $33.5 million to victims’ families.

The lawsuit was first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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HEALTHY

LIFESTYLE U.S. CDC reports ‘breakthrough’ in vaping lung injury probe as cases top 2,000

Berkeley Medical Center Laboratory Manager Tambry Harvey displays the Klebsiella pneumonia organism in Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S., December 7, 2016

Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, health agencies say

Pneumonia killed more than 800,000 babies and young children last year - or one child every 39 seconds - despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday.

In a report on what they described as a “forgotten epidemic”, the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF, the international charity Save The Children and four other health agencies urged governments to step up investment in vaccines to prevent the disease and in health services and medicines to treat it.

“The fact that this preventable, treatable and easily diagnosed disease is still the world’s biggest killer of young children is frankly shocking,” said Seth Berkley, chief executive of the GAVI vaccines alliance.

Pneumonia is a lung disease that can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. Its victims have to fight for breath as their lungs fill with pus and fluid.

It can be prevented with vaccines, and treated with antibiotics and - in severe cases - with oxygen, but in poorer countries, access to these is often limited.

Nigeria, India, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia accounted for more than half the children who died of pneumonia last year - most of them babies who had not reached their second birthday.

“Millions of children are dying for want of vaccines, affordable antibiotics and routine oxygen treatment,” said Kevin Watkins, chief executive of Save the Children. “This is a forgotten global epidemic that demands an urgent international response.”

The report said pneumonia causes 15% of deaths in under-5s, but accounts for only 3% of spending on research into infectious diseases, lagging far behind other diseases such as malaria.

ELIANISE RIGBY Location: #16 Bottle Street, Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Domestic Worker Nature of position: To be carried out domestic duties around the house such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming and laundry Wage: $6:25 per hour Please Contact: 341-2902 First time Work Permit Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board

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Tests of lung samples taken from 29 patients with vapingrelated injuries suggest all contained Vitamin E acetate, a discovery U.S. officials described on Friday as a “breakthrough” in the investigation of the nationwide outbreak that has topped 2,000 cases.

The discovery of Vitamin E acetate in lung samples offers the first direct evidence of a link with the substance and vaping-related lung injuries. The substance has also been identified in tests by U.S. and state officials of product samples collected from patients with the vaping injury.

A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019

In a telephone briefing on Friday, Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal Department’s Wadsworth laboratory, may identify other potential causes deputy director of the U.S. Centers but not every THC vaping pen the of the serious injuries as well.

Vitamin E acetate is for Disease Control and Prevention lab tested contained Vitamin E, a believed to be used as a cutting (CDC), called Vitamin E acetate lab official told Reuters.

Schuchat said researchers agent in illicit vaping products “a very strong culprit of concern” and referred to the discovery as “a must now establish a causal link containing THC - the component of between exposure and injury, marijuana that gets people high. breakthrough” in the investigation.

The substance was She cautioned that more work is adding that “many substances are identified early in product testing needed to definitively declare it a still under investigation.”

In a telephone briefing on done in the New York Health cause, and said studies may identify other potential causes of the serious Friday, Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal Department’s Wadsworth laboratory, deputy director of the U.S. Centers but not every THC vaping pen the injuries as well.

Vitamin E acetate is for Disease Control and Prevention lab tested contained Vitamin E, a believed to be used as a cutting (CDC), called Vitamin E acetate lab official told Reuters.

Schuchat said researchers agent in illicit vaping products “a very strong culprit of concern” containing THC - the component of and referred to the discovery as “a must now establish a causal link breakthrough” in the investigation. between exposure and injury, marijuana that gets people high.

She cautioned that more adding that “many substances are

The substance was identified early in product testing work is needed to definitively still under investigation.” done in the New York Health declare it a cause, and said studies

Blood supplies inadequate in many countries

Globally, many countries such as HIV, but ours is the first Lower income countries don’t have enough donated blood to identify where the most critical had relatively low demand to meet their needs, a recent study shortages lie, and therefore where compared to high-income suggests. the most work needs to be done countries, which can be attributed

The World Health by governments to increase to a lower disease burden from Organization (WHO) donation, scale-up transfusion injuries and chronic diseases. recommends that for every 1,000 services and develop alternatives,” However, these countries also people in any country, 10 to 20 said co-author Christina had the greatest estimated blood donations are needed Fitzmaurice from the University shortfalls in supply. The supply to provide adequate supplies. of Washington. of whole blood and of the three Blood transfusions save lives and To calculate the components derived from it - red improve health, and the WHO availability of blood worldwide, blood cells, platelets and plasma says ensuring a safe and adequate the researchers used data from therefore varied sharply between supply of blood should be an a WHO survey on transfusion countries. integral part of every country’s practices between 2011 and 2013, To meet demand in national health care policy. to which 180 of 195 countries 2017, assuming that around 1.5

But the study of the responded. units of blood components can blood supply and demands for To estimate how this be derived from a donation, 40 transfusions based on common compared to each country’s needs, countries would require more health issues in 195 countries they calculated the amount of than 30 donations per 1,000 of found that 119 of them may not blood needed for 20 different the population, rather than the have enough blood to meet the medical conditions based on U.S. WHO target of 10-20, researchers population’s needs. data from 2000 to 2014. They also estimated.

“As more people are able calculated the prevalence of these One limitation of the study is that to access care in low and middle conditions in each country and researchers based their estimates income countries, the demand for then estimated how much blood on ideal blood transfusion blood transfusions will increase would be needed to provide a practices in the U.S., which further, and - without financial, transfusion to every patient in might not reflect what would structural and regulatory support need. happen elsewhere, particularly in - will widen the gap we’ve The total global blood countries where neglected tropical uncovered between global supply supply was estimated to be around diseases, malaria, and pregnancy and demand of blood,” said Dr. 272 million units. However, the and childbirth complications are Meghan Delaney, a co-author total global demand in 2017 was more severe, researchers note. of the study and a researcher at approximately 303 million units Still, the results Children’s National Hospital in - a shortfall of around 30 million underscore the importance of a Washington, D.C. units. Across the 119 countries safe and secure blood supply and

The study is the first to with insufficient supply, the the unmet needs in many parts estimate the gap between global shortfall totaled more than 100 of the world, Thierry Burnouf supply and demand of blood million units, which was equal to of Taipei Medical University in based on country-specific medical around 1,849 units per 100,000 Taiwan, writes in an editorial needs, her team writes in the people. accompanying the study.

Lancet Haematology.

In most high-income “Substantial differences in the

“Other studies have countries, supply could meet availability, safety, and quality focused on blood safety, such as demand, but not in many low- of blood still exist around the the risk of transmitting infections income countries. world,” Burnouf writes.

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4.1 Identify new tourism products based on market and consumer research; maintain and enhance existing tourism products in keeping with the Board of Tourism’s annual product development plan.

4.2 Develop materials to promote the various tourism products in the TCI 4.3 Liaise with the Board, Government Departments, Nongovernmental Organizations, the Private Sector and other relevant entities to execute Product Development plans and activities.

TURKS AND CAICOS TOURIST BOARD

DIRECTOR OF TOURISM A rewarding career opportunity awaits you in the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board, in the post of Director of Tourism. This position is based on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The successful candidate will have direct responsibly to ensure that the Turks and Caicos Islands is promoted as a premier destination globally. These promotions are to be carried out in conjunction with the TCI Board of Tourism’s Strategic Plan.

The Tourist Board is responsible for stimulating economic development and providing promotional direction and branding for the Turks and Caicos Islands. The primary objective of the Director of Tourism is to provide excellent quality leadership and executive direction in the following key areas: • Strategic Positioning and Direction • Destination Marketing • Promotions and Public Relations • Product Development • Fiscal Responsibility Responsibilities 1. Strategic Positioning and Direction 1.1 Develop and implement the TCI Board of Tourism’s Strategic Marketing Plan with an aim at increasing local and overseas investment and leisure and corporate travel to the TCI. 1.2 Manage the activities of the TCI Board of Tourism through excellent leadership. Position the TCI Board of Tourism as the leading promotional body in the area. Develop and maintain the high quality of TCI’s tourism products and services.

1.3 Execute a leadership role for hospitality and tourism industry with respect to destination marketing, and other core activities of the Board of Tourism.

1.4 Promote an excellent public image and draw awareness to TCI’s tourism assets, programs, events, cultural, community and tourism resources.

1.5 Oversee the development of annual advertising plans, creative messaging, and media buys.

1.6 Direct the collection of market research and statistical data, and general visitor information; ensure distribution of market research and statistical data to relevant sources.

1.7 Work closely with all tourism stakeholders to facilitate the expansion of tourism in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

2. Destination Marketing 2.1 Market TCI as a tourism destination to stimulate economic development; attend consumer and trade shows; oversee familiarization trips, site visits and sales missions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

2.2 Build and maintain positive working relationships with Tourism Stakeholders, Government Agencies, and Community Groups; enhance Belonger participation and ownership in the tourism industry.

2.3 Oversee the development and distribution of brochures, marketing, advertising and other collateral materials.

3. Promotions and Public Relations 3.1 Promote TCI as a tourism destination that is the sought after destination in the region.

3.2 Ensure that collateral materials are appropriately created and distributed to provide the most positive image of TCI tourism.

3.3 Increase the visibility of the TCI in the media and through public relations with timely placed articles through sought after publications to ensure that a continued relationship and goodwill is in the marketplace, at all times.

4. Product Development

5. Fiscal Responsibility 5.1 Develop and manage annual budget of the organization, operating within established budgetary guidelines as set forth by the Board of Directors.

5.2 Provide monthly/quarterly/annual reports on tourism activities to the Board, and keep the Board updated and informed on matters of relevance.

5.3 Prepare annual reports and make presentations on the economic impact of tourism within the Turks and Caicos Islands.

5.4 Identify sources of financing for marketing, product development, training and other core activities of the organization.

6. Other 6.1 Comply with the policies, procedures and guidelines of the TCI Tourist Board.

6.2 Perform other duties as directed by the Chairman of the Board.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS • A Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the travel/tourism industry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Five or more years’ experience managing staff in a public sector environment with tourism management experience.

• Management experience with ability to supervise others.

• Ability to represent the Board of Tourism at the highest levels of interaction.

• Considerable knowledge of TCI’s tourism products and services, with the ability to administer all aspects of tourism programs.

• Knowledge, skill and ability to develop and implement marketing and strategic plans.

• Ability to maintain effective relationships with the Board of Directors as well as local and international tourism sector stakeholders and partners in the public and private sector.

• Ability to develop, coordinate and evaluate travel and tourism promotional activities.

• Proficiency in MS Office software, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Ability to communicate effectively both in written format and oral presentation.

• Excellent social and interpersonal skills.

• Good health and high energy level.

WORK ENVIRONMENT • Self-managed in a results driven environment.

• A dynamic work environment.

• Interface with relevant government ministries and departments and tourism private sector entities.

• Ability to travel extensively, and at short notice.

• Goal accomplishment within an environment of change and flux.

• Work hours may extend to evenings, weekends and holidays.

SALARY: Salary for this position is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

For consideration please submit the following documents to chairman@turksandcaicostourism.com or submit to The Chairman, Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands: • Cover Letter • Current Resume • Two (2) reference letters • Current Police Record • Resident Status Only persons shortlisted for an interview will be contacted in this regard APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 30th, 2019

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with standards. They also arrange, prepare and break down the stations while maintaining the uppermost hygienic standards. Shifts vary. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.25 - $6.50 per hour

Job Responsibilities: A houseman’s primary job duties include cleaning and maintaining guest rooms, bathrooms, work areas, furnishings and carpets. Cleaning rooms includes duties such as changing bed linens and emptying trash as well as vacuuming carpets and dusting furniture. You’ll also replenish guest supplies, such as hand soap and shampoo. Your duties don’t end with guest rooms, however, because you’re responsible for cleaning common areas, such as banquet and meeting rooms. Secondary duties may include shoveling snow from walkways, assisting bellmen, answering guest questions and helping the front desk person.

DATE OPEN: November 11, 2019 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Kitchen Steward PROPERTY: Point GRace

Job Overview: Transport and clean cooking utensils and service ware in order to provide cooks, bus persons and food and food servers with appropriate equipment for guests’ dining experience, also clean physical surroundings while caring enough to do it well by adhering to the hotel standards, A few of their duties would entail promptly and carefully sorting soiled ware so that it can be put through the dish or pot machine properly; quickly washing ware and replacing them in storage areas as designated and ensuring the dish machine is properly cleaned and filled with water per hotel standards. Shifts varies. Full time. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.25 - $6.75 per hour

This position is currently held by an expatriate worker Qualified Islanders need only to apply copying applications to the Commissioner of Labour & Work Permit Board Zone 2 Salary Range: $6.25 per hour

DATE OPEN: November 11, 2019 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Houseman PROPERTY: Grace Bay Club

DATE OPEN: November 11, 2019 START DATE: ASAP POSITION: Cook (2) PROPERTY: Point Grace Job Overview: A Line Cook’s major responsibility is to prepare food, help the kitchen workers in the preparation of food items and set up allocated stations for menu, as instructed by Chef and compliant

Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than November 29, 2019 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1020 Email: humanresources@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

•Excellent communication skills – both written and oral Salary Range •$15,000 Security Officer This person ensures the safety and security of the people and property of Sailrock. This person will reside in South Caicos.

GREAT HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED [SAILROCK] is seeking qualified candidates for the positions below Butler This person will work with the Food and Beverage Manager and play a key role in providinga positive personalized experience. This person will reside in South Caicos.

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to: •Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, including late shifts, as well as on weekends and on public holidays.

•To identify and anticipate Guests’ needs and ensure personalized service is provided.

•To assist with any plans or arrangements the guest intends to make during their stay.

•Fully aware of the Room Service and other outlets menu, answers questions on menu selections, communicates with the Kitchen regarding menu questions and product availability.

•Inform housekeeping department the time desired for the daily cleaning and turn down service.

•Provide exceptional and memorable services to guests throughout their stay.

•Serves the guests in a calm, discrete and courteous manner, respecting timing standards.

Qualified Candidateswill have/be: •Minimum 3 year’s experience at a similar level at a 5 star or fullservice hotel.

•3-5 years experience in Food and Beverage service •Fluent in English (fluency in more than one language is a plus) •Passionate about delivering outstanding customer service •Able to use RDP & Squirrel •Able to effectively exercise high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy

Responsibilities •Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

•Prevents losses and damage by reporting irregularities; informing violators of policy and procedures; restraining trespassers.

•Write reports of daily activities in case of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons •Warn persons of rule infractions or violations, and apprehend or evict violators from premises, using force when necessary.

•Maintains environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls •Create security awareness among staff and guests •Respond immediately to needs of guests and requests of departments or staff for security assistance.

Qualified Candidates will have/be: •High School Diploma •Excellent communication skills both oral and written •Knowledgeable and experienced in hospitality industry is desirable •Requires standing/walking throughout shift •Ability to work effectively in an innovative fast-paced and multi tasked environment Salary $14,000 yearly Please submit applications to Human Resources Department: •Drop off: W104 Venture House, Grace Bay, Providenciales •Email: humanresources@southcaicos.com/swharton@southcaicos. com These positions are currently held by a Work Permit holder Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders must also submit copies of their application to the TCI Labour Board.

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TJ’S Construction

Bernadette Bellamour

Seeks to employ a Mason in Grand Turk At a salary of $350.00 per 5 day week Successful applicants will be required to lay and plaster cement blocks during construction in accordance with approved plans Applicants are required to submit their applications to the Labour Board Zone 1 and Tereze James at Tel no. 245-4888 Please note that this position is presently being held by a Work Permit Holder Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board

Christopher Rigby

Location: Blue Hill and Stamers Run, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Labourer To work 6 days a week Salary is $6.50 per hour Duties: Must have the ability to clean the property, water the flower and watch the property Please Contact: 333-3515 This position is new Belonger applicants are encouraged to send a copy of their resumes to the Labour Board

Location: Smith Apartment #9 Five Cays, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Seeking for: Domestic worker To work 5 days per week Duties include house cleaning, and cooking person must be honest and hardworking.

Salary: $6:25 per hour Please contact: 345-3752 This is a new position Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their application to the Labour Board

MBA Construction

#603696

Raymond Simmons

Location: #58 Tumpa Ave, Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking One (1) Tile Man Salary is $10.00 per hour Duties include: cutting tiles, using wet saws, tilescribes, or handheld tile cutters to create even edges Is seeking one (1) Gardener - $7.00 an hour Duties: Assist with maintaining the landscaping by cutting and shaping the grass and surrounding trees and shrubbery Must be able to work 6 days per week Please Contact: 242-3450 These positions are currently held by work permit holders Applicants who are Turks & Caicos Islanders should also copies of their application to the Labour Board

Location: Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands Is seeking a Labourer to maintain family property Duties: Requires general maintenance upkeep, repairs, yard work, trash removal, keep property secure.

Monthly salary $500/.

Must live and work in Salt Cay F/T, must have own vehicle and tools for hauling.

Contact email address: pigtail36@ hotmail.com or call 231-1967 Turks and Caicos Islanders submit your application to the Labour Board Position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder

Lodie N. Brooks

HOUSE CLEANER

603712

In South Caicos Is seeking a Plumber To install, maintain, and repair pipes and plumbing fixtures Will be required to perform inspections of plumbing system to identify and replace worn parts Must work 6 days per week Salary: $ 6.25 per hour Please contact 241-4356 This position is currently held by a work permit holder Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their application to the Labour Board

Absolute Construction

Casa Bendijo Ltd is seeking candidates for the above position.

Duties include: cleaning of the house with a variety of chemicals, making sure carpets are vacuumed and ensuring fresh linens are placed on the beds.

Starting Salary $800.00 - $1,000.00 per month based on experience and qualifications.

Kindly forward resumes and qualification to the below address copy to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Department and Immigration Board: Employment Department Casa Bendijo Tel: 649-339-6275 Fax 649-941-4777 Email: maf@fchamberslaw.com

Chiraag Ltd.

Location: #70 Bay Road, Wheeland, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Labourer Duties: Requires general maintenance upkeep, repairs, yard work, trash removal, keep property secure.

To work 6 days per week Salary $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 345-9876 This positions is new Interested Turks and Caicos Islander applicants must send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

Location: Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Seeking: Store Clerks Domestic Worker Salary is $6.25 per hour Description: Keep the store tidy Attend to customers Have the ability to properly organize Keep inventory of goods on display and general stock Contact: Deluxe Training and Recruitment Services Tel. 946-8018 or Email: deluxebusinesscenter@tciway.tc These positions are currently held by Work Permit Holders Turks and Caicos Islanders submit your application to the Labour Board

Sheldon Wilson

Sure Security Services

#603707

Location: Tessier Lane, The Bight, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Gardener Nature of position: Soil cultivation, digging, planting, weeding, raking and maintaining the common areas around the yard Wage: $6:50 per hour Please Contact: 332-4358 This position is new Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board

Location: Grave Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Is seeking to employ: Security Officers Salary is at the rate of $8.00 per hr Must be willing to work 6 days per week Weekends and holidays Contract: 649 948-8018 Only Belongers must apply Turks and Caicos Islanders submit your application to the Labour Board

DOMESTIC WORKER / LABOURER Exclusive Vacation Rental & Management Ltd is seeking a candidate for the above position.

Must be able to clean luxury villa properties, maintain the landscape and clean the windows.

Remuneration: $8.50 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

Kindly forward resumes and qualifications to oa@ fchamberslaw.com, copying same to the Turks and Caicos Islands Labour Department and Immigration Board.

PROVO GAS

Location: Provo Gas Building on Industrial Road, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Mechanic To work 6 days a week Diesel and Propane operations experience The candidate must have ASME Operations experience and be efficient in maintaining a fleet of diesel and propane trucks Salary is $7.00 per hour This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board and directly to us at provogas@gmail.com or contact us at (649) 242-3131 for details #603716

MBA Construction Location: #46 Windsor Apt, Stingray Street, Glass Shack, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking a Construction Labourer Duties: Transporting materials, testing equipment to ensure it is working properly, and clearing the work site of hazardous items To work 6 days a week Salary is $7.00 an hour Please Contact: 241-6380 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board #603715

Deluxe Entertainment Location: Cheshire Hall, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Seeking: Entertainer Salary is $6.25 per hour Contact: Deluxe Training and Recruitment Services Tel. 946-8018 or Email: deluxebusinesscenter@tciway.tc Turks and Caicos Islanders submit your application to the Labour Board

NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

WANTED

North Caicos Contracting Ltd

One Mason is needed to work in Bottle Creek, North Caicos Five days a week from 7:00am to 4:00pm Salary is $7.50 per hour Duties include laying blocks and rendering/plastering.

This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are TC Islanders may also send copies of their applications to the Labour Board Interested persons can submit applications to Mr. Alpheus Gardiner, Major Hill, Bottle Creek, North Caicos Telephone Number: 231-0005 or email: aagardiner@hotmail.com

Location: North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Seeks One (1) Carpenter Salary $8.00/hour Duties: Install fixtures and apparatuses; repair and replace hardware With minimum 5 years’ experience and references - willing to work 6 days per week - Holiday and Week end - Hardworking and reliable This position is currently held by Work Permit Holder Contact during Office Hours 946 7437 or Email CV& Ref to ncc@ tciway.tc Belongers are encouraged to send applications and resumes to the Labour Board

#603695

Ervine Quelch A Maintenance Man is WANTED In Grand Turk Duties: Duties: Tasks include plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs and heating and air conditioning system maintenance.

Salary $7.00 per hour To work 5 days per week Please Contact: 946-1570 This position is currently held by a Non-Belonger Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their application to the Labour Board

LESHAUN GOLDMAN In South Caicos Is seeking a Domestic Worker To work 5 days a week Will be required to maintain a clean household as well as do laundry and prepare meals Salary: $6.25 per hour Please Contact: 245-2628 This is a new position Interested Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to send a copy of their application to the Labour Board

The Game International Location: Regent Village #10, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking five (5) Professional Poker Dealers Duties: Responsible for keeping game play moving, so an expert knowledge of the game coupled with excellent mathematical and interpersonal skills are a must To work 6 days a week, 6:00p.m. – 3:00a.m.

Salary is $12.00 per hour Please Contact: 242-3639 These positions are new Belonger applicants are encouraged to send a copy of their resumes to the Labour Board

WAKE TO WAKE

Location: Kira Isles, Leeward, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking to employ a WAKESPORTS INSTRUCTOR •Applicant must hold a wake-related instructors certification •CPR & First Aid trained •Applicant must provide proof of competency operating watercraft & wakeboats •Duties: Instructing wakeboarding, wakesurfing & waterskiing whilst ensuring guests’ safety on/off the water. Maintain inboard wakeboat and help build TCI as a wakesports destination Salary: $2,000 This position is new Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of resume to labour board or contact us directly 242 9253 or email info@waketowake.tc

#603697

WALLEYE CORP LTD.

Location: RCO Limited 353 Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking to employ a Cook Duties: Setting up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment.

Preparing ingredients to use in cooking, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.

Cooking food with various utensils and grillers Salary is $1,600.00 per month Please Contact: 946-5880 This position is currently a first time Work Permit Holder Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board #603714

WALLEYE CORP LTD.

Location: RCO Limited 353 Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands Is seeking to employ Dishwashers To wash all plates, pots and other kitchen utensils Salary is $1,600.00 per month Please Contact: 946-5880 This position is currently a first time Work Permit Holder Belongers are encouraged to send a copy of their resume to the Labour Board

#603714

Chiraag Ltd.

Location: Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Seeking: Sales Person Sales Manager Salary is $7.00 - $12.00 per hour Description: The successful candidate must have at least 5 years working experience in this field and should be knowledgeable of the merchandise, with the ability to provide technical information to the customers when required. This individual will also be responsible for daily sales and activities.

Contact: Deluxe Training and Recruitment Services Tel. 946-8018 or Email: deluxebusinesscenter@tciway.tc Work Permit Renewals Turks and Caicos Islanders submit your application to the Labour Board

John Hanchell Location: In Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands Is seeking a Labourer To work 5 days a week Salary: $6.50 per hour Duties: To Maintain and clean yard or two properties Please Contact: 242-2413 This position is currently held by a Work Permit Holder Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders should also send copies of their applications to the Labour Board

NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

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CARIBBEAN NEWS

NEWS NEWS

Bahamian PM’s warning to work permit holders

Foreigners will not be allowed to use their work permits to set up shantytowns in The Bahamas, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said.

“They are not going to live in any bush,” Minnis said.

“We are not allowing individuals who just received work permits to just go and set up shantytowns or whatever. It’s inhumane and therefore you must show evidence or at least assure us that individuals will be living in comfortable environments.

“Accommodation or some form of accommodation must be provided. We are not going down that road of shantytowns. It is inhumane to hire an individual without ensuring that they have somewhere to stay.”

The prime minister noted that the government will continue to enforce its immigration policies.

Minnis said that no applications for work permits will be processed if they are made within The Bahamas.

“You must apply from [outside],” he said.

Last year, the government announced that it would demolish shantytowns throughout The Bahamas.

However, in August 2018, Supreme Court Justice

Cheryl Grant-Thompson handed down an injunction blocking the demolition of shantytown structures.

Shantytowns on Abaco were decimated by Hurricane Dorian in early September.

Many of the residents from those areas are now homeless, and some of the storm’s deaths occurred in shantytowns.

After Dorian, the government issued an immediate six-month ban on the construction of new buildings in those shantytowns.

On October 2, Minnis announced that the government intends to acquire shantytown property on Abaco through compulsory acquisition.

The constitution provides for the compulsory acquisition of land by the government.

On October 7, Fred Smith, QC, who represents shantytown residents, noted that “the injunction covers all shantytown land in New Providence as well as such land on Abaco occupied by specific applicants who are residents of shantytowns in Abaco”.

“We stress that recent events do not change the terms of the injunction, which remains in full force and effect unless and

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis until varied by the court,” Smith wrote in a letter to the Office of the Attorney General.

Attorney General Carl Bethel responded to Smith’s letter two days later, noting that the government had not taken any action “contrary” to the injunction.

“In fact, it ought to have been anticipated by you in any event that Hurricane Dorian created a fundamental change in circumstances which would have implications for the proceedings generally, and in particular for the terms of the current injunction, which might in the circumstances require modification,” Bethel said.

Caribbean tourism grows at twice the global average

Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by 9.7% during the first half of 2019 over the same period last year, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization.

Speaking at a press conference for the World Travel Market trade show in London held last week, CTO chairman Dominic Fedee said this performance was more than double the global average of 4.4%.

Between January and June this year tourist visits to the Caribbean increased by 1.5 million to 17.1 million compared to the same period in 2018. The growth was driven predominantly by the US market, which jumped by 20.2%, totalling a first-half record 8.9 million overnight international tourists. In addition, some 2.1 million Canadian tourists

stayed in the region during the first half of this year, a 2.4% rise when compared to the same period in 2018.

However, the European market was flat, registering a marginal 0.4% increase to 2.9 million trips, with the UK market down by 1.7%, mainly due to significant declines in Cuba, which fell by 22%, and the Dominican Republic, which was down by 15.3%.

A range of factors supported the gains made so far this year, the CTO said, including increased air capacity between the region and major sources, expansions in the accommodation sector and the positive positioning of the destinations’ brands in the various source markets.

Cruise tourism to the region saw a new record of 16.7

million cruise visits during the period, after a jump of 1.3 million year on year. The present estimated cruise-tourism growth rate of 8.1% eclipsed that for similar periods in the last four years.

“The strong results recorded in the first half reflect the resilience of individual destinations and demonstrate their ability to skilfully navigate global political and economic concerns, including Brexit and the ongoing trade wars which threaten the stability of the global economy,” the organisation said.

Looking forward to the remainder of this year, based on current trends, and considering the various global issues, the CTO forecast an increase of between 5% and 7% in stayover arrivals and a 4% to 5% rise in cruise passenger visits.

US-British diplomatic clash in store over Caribbean killing?

Officials in Anguilla are preparing a warrant for the arrest of a Connecticut man who refused to return to the Caribbean island to face charges in the death of a hotel resort worker, the attorney general for the British territory said Tuesday.

Attorneys for Scott Hapgood, of Darien, said he skipped Monday’s pretrial hearing because Anguilla officials did not provide assurances he would be allowed to remain free on bond and he was worried about his safety.

Anguilla is subject to an extradition treaty between the U.S. and Britain, and the standoff could set up a diplomatic clash over a case that has caught the attention of President Donald Trump.

Hapgood and his family say a hotel worker, Kenny Mitchel, 27, of Dominica, showed up at their room unannounced during their April vacation and demanded money, then attacked them. Mitchel died, and Hapgood, who said he acted in self-defense, was charged with manslaughter.

An autopsy report showed Mitchel died of positional asphyxia and received blunt force injuries to his torso and other areas. Hapgood’s representatives said a toxicology report showed that Mitchel was found to have drugs, including cocaine, in his system.

Anguilla’s attorney general said Hapgood’s concerns about his safety and the fairness of proceedings are “totally groundless.” Hapgood’s $74,000 bond was forfeited and the arrest warrant, once obtained, will be shared with Interpol, officials said.

“Other formal processes will now commence regarding Hapgood who is now a fugitive,” the attorney general’s office said in a news release . “The Crown remains determined to progress this case.”

Hapgood is white and Mitchel was black.

The case has caused racial tensions on the territory of nearly 15,000 people, and many Anguillans demanded that Hapgood return to face justice after he was initially released on bond. A spokesman for Hapgood said he has faced death threats.

After Hapgood’s wife appeared last month on the “Fox & Friends” morning show and urged Trump to intervene, the president tweeted that “Something looks and sounds very wrong.” He said: “I know Anguilla will want to see this case be properly and justly resolved!”

A notice filed with Interpol would put Hapgood at risk of arrest if he travels outside the country, but he would not face extradition unless that were formally requested by the British government, according to Douglas McNabb, an attorney with expertise in international extradition defense. The U.S. secretary of state would have the final word on extradition.

“The theory is that politics is not supposed to come into play in extradition proceedings, but politics is politics,” McNabb said.

Anguilla’s governor, Tim Foy, said Hapgood has no reason to doubt the fairness of the territory’s judicial process or fear for his safety.

“Claims made by his advisers and supporters of ‘growing unrest’ because of this matter simply defies belief. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Foy said.

Viceroy to Open Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort in 2021

Viceroy is planning a 2021 “villas,” “the pinnacle of what makes debut for its highly-anticipated this destination truly extraordinary,” overwater bungalow resort on the according to the company.

Caribbean coast of Panama.

In all, the new Viceroy will

The Viceroy Bocas del Toro span 457 acres, with a total of 186 Panama will be opening its doors in rooms and residences.

2021, according to Viceroy’s Web site.

The Viceroy Bocas del Toro

The long-awaited resort, which Panama will also include eight eateries would be one of just a few overwater and lounges, a number of pools, a spa, resorts in the wider Caribbean region, meditation space and a fitness center.

“This the Viceroy vibe, with a was first announced back in 2016.

The resort, set in the tropical twist,” the company said on its spectacular archipelago of Bocas del Web site.

Toro, will include 42 private overwater Once completed, the

resort would join a select group of overwater resorts in the region, most notably those run by Sandals Resorts International, which has been steadily growing its collection of overwater accommodations in recent years.

The property is being designed

by Zurcher Arquitectos in Costa Rica, with interiors by Wimberly Interiors.

The Viceroy would join a handful of boutique overwater resorts in Panama like the popular Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge, also set in Bocas del Toro.

The Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge in Panama

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NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

CARIBBEAN NEWS

Strange disease threatens Caribbean coral reef

The breathtaking reds, yellows and purples of the Mesoamerican Reef have been turning sickly white, leading researchers on a desperate hunt to understand and fight the mysterious disease killing the Caribbean’s corals.

In a little over a year, the Mexican Caribbean has lost more than 30 percent of its corals to a little-understood illness called SCTLD, or stony coral tissue loss disease, which causes them to calcify and die.

Experts warn the disease could kill a large part of the Mesoamerican Reef, a magnificent arc of more than 1,000 kilometers of coral shared by Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

SCTLD has put the region in a bind: it could potentially devastate the vital tourism industry around the reef, the second-largest in the world after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

And yet, it is highly possible that too much tourism is in fact fueling the problem, scientists say.

SCTLD, which has also been infecting coral off the coast of Florida since 2014, was first detected in the Mexican Caribbean in July last year, near the reef’s northern tip.

It has since spread 400 kilometers to the south, reaching Belize and causing more coral loss than occurred in the past 40 years in the region, according to the environmental group Healthy Reefs for Healthy People.

tour off the coast of Cancun, the region’s most famous resort.

But the impact is all too visible to experts.

“You used to go diving and see these thriving colonies (of corals). Now they’re all dead,” said Padilla.

Twenty-five of the region’s 40 coral species have been affected, she said.

Of those, three are on the brink of going extinct in the region.

Researchers are currently building up a DNA bank of the endangered corals, hoping they can one day bring them back from extinction in the wild if needed.

Scientists are racing to A coral off-Mexico’s Quintana Roo State, affected by a disease known as white syndrome understand what causes SCTLD.

One prime suspect is poor water

The disease takes just weeks to give them their vibrant colors. kill off coral tissue that took decades to A reef can recover from coral quality, caused by sewage and a recent grow, said Melina Soto, the organization’s bleaching if its environment recovers in surge of decomposing sargassum seaweed -- another environmental emergency in coordinator in Mexico. time. the region.

“If we keep going at this rate, But SCTLD is fatal.

Another likely factor is the this ecosystem is going to collapse in the “It’s a complete detachment of next five to 10 years,” she told AFP. the coral tissue, which dies and leaves chemicals in tourists’ sunscreen, which

Scientists say SCTLD is even behind a white skeleton,” said Claudia the authorities have now banned.

“Many studies indicate that a more dangerous than coral bleaching, Padilla, a scientist at CRIP Puerto Morelos, another damaging condition that a marine biology research center on particle found in sunscreen, oxybenzone, impedes the corals’ reproduction,” said has affected reefs around the world, Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. including the Great Barrier Reef.

To the untrained eye, the impact Christopher Gonzalez, regional director for the national parks commission.

Bleaching happens when of the disease is not highly visible yet.

This month, authorities environmental changes, such as warming “They looked marvelous to ocean temperatures, cause corals -- me. I would never have thought they temporarily closed three sections of the which are colonies of tiny animals -- to were dying, like the experts say,” said reef, Palancar, Colombia and El Cielo, expel the microscopic algae known as Emanuel Fernandez, 34, an Argentine which receive thousands of visitors each zooxanthellae that live inside them and chemical engineer, after a snorkeling year.

Nearly 20,000 bags of rice stolen from church in The Bahamas

CDB, CARICOM Sign MOU to Deepen Cooperation

The empty porch at Bahamas Harvest Church where church officials say twelve pallets of rice were stolen

Twelve pallets of rice expected to benefit families affected by Hurricane Dorian were stolen from Bahamas Harvest Church on Prince Charles Drive on Sunday evening, according to church officials.

The Nassau Guardian understands that amounted to nearly 20,000 bags of rice.

“The last container that came in was 15 pallets,” Chief Operations Officer Pastor Erika Moxey said.

“With storage being an issue, we had pallets on the porch. So, they were all there for the last week or two, and when we came here this morning, I was like, ‘oh wow,’ 12 pallets of rice were gone.”

Moxey said these pallets were a part of Project Hope, the church’s national hurricane relief arm.

Since the passage of Hurricane Dorian, Moxey said, the church has distributed clothing, food and other relief items to between 170 and 250 families on the weekends.

Asked what she would say to the perpetrators, she said, “I just hope it serviced them.”

“No condemnation.

I’m

hoping that it was done out of need and not out of greed. So if you have it, please distribute it to the persons that need it.”

Moxey also expressed that some individuals have come to the point where they are not afraid to steal from the church.

She added that while the church is not a place for perfect individuals, the reality is that some things that were once frowned upon now occur.

“It’s just different, but I think it’s important for us to not change the gospel, but we have to sometimes change the method,” she said.

“So, we have to continue to see how we can reach these people to make the change.

“The way I feel that people are changed is by love. We could call the police, and we can do all kind of stuff, but that’s not going to help that person. So, we have to help persons by continuing to love and show love, and allow the Holy Spirit to do what he does and that’s to convict.”

Moxey said that this will not put a damper on the church’s efforts.

Signing Ceremony

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their collaboration on projects and programmes, with emphasis on capacity building, institutional strengthening and disseminating information on economic and social policy issues.

CDB President Dr. Wm Warren Smith and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque signed the MoU at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Barbados on Wednesday, November 6, following the CDB/Government of Barbados/ International Monetary Fund’s Ninth Caribbean Forum.

Under the MoU, CDB and CARICOM will cooperate on areas of activity which facilitate regional integration and the expansion of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

The CDB President noted that the two regional bodies shared a

long-standing relationship and had common goals of building economic opportunity and prosperity for the people of the Region through deeper regional cooperation.

“This MoU formalises a long-standing partnership between two leading regional organisations sharing a common interest in fostering the economic development of the Caribbean by promoting economic integration and cooperation. We can look forward to even greater collaboration, especially in the areas of capacity building, institutional strengthening, and knowledge and information,” he stated.

Secretary General LaRocque stated:

“This is just the latest example of the excellent relationship between the CDB and the Secretariat that has been a feature of the tenure of Dr Smith. All the areas cited in this MoU are critical to the development of our Community and the ultimate benefit of the people.”

Former head of financial services in Antigua extradited to US

The former head of the Financial Services Regulator Commission, Leroy King, has been extradited to the United States.

Last week, the country’s final court ruled against King’s request to quash the 2009 extradition order signed by then Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer.

Based on this, King’s ten-year

journey towards extradition ended and late Friday he boarded a flight bound for New York City.

“He complied fully as we worked closely with the agents from the USA,” said Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin.

US prosecutors have accused King of being a key player in helping to conceal the massive Ponzi scheme

carried out by billionaire and financier Allen Stanford.

Stanford was charged with operating from the Stanford International Bank Ltd he owned in Antigua and Barbuda, which sold certificates of deposit that the US Securities and Exchange Commission said bilked thousands of investors out of billions of dollars.

It is alleged that King received thousands of dollars in bribes from Stanford to ensure the Antigua regulatory authority looked the other way and conducted sham audits of Stanford’s operations.

Stanford was convicted in a US court in 2012 and jailed for a total of 110 years.

NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

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CARIBBEAN NEWS Latin America and Caribbean on the verge of massive solar power growth

Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows.

Annual investments exceeding $7bn would see the region’s solar PV capacity rise from 7 GW today, to more than 280 GW by mid-century.

According to IRENA’s report “Future of Solar Photovoltaic,” by that time, solar PV would represent the second-largest power source behind wind.

In total, global solar power capacity would rise from 480 GW in 2018 to over 8000 GW by 2050, growing by nearly 9 per cent every year.

“Solar PV and other renewables sources represent the most effective and ready solution for addressing growing energy demand and limiting carbon emission at the same time,” said IRENA’s director-general Francesco La Camera.

“Renewables are practical, affordable and climate-safe. They are key to sustainable development, enabling energy access, spurring economic growth, creating employment and improving health. Particularly solar energy is set to become one of the most prominent power sources in 2050. Projected growth rates in markets like Latin America showcase that we can extend the energy transition to all countries. It’s possible.”

If accompanied by sound policies, the transformation driven by renewables such as solar can bring substantial socioeconomic benefits, IRENA’s new report finds. The global solar industry has the potential to employ over 18 million people by 2050, four times more than the 4.4 million jobs today.

Over the last decade, installed capacity of off-grid solar PV has grown more than tenfold, from roughly 0.25 GW in 2008 to almost 3 GW in 2018 around the world.

With its modular and flexible nature, solar PV technology can be adapted to a wide range of off-grid applications and to local conditions. Indeed, off-grid solar PV is a key technology for achieving universal electricity access, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Similarly, the deployment of rooftop solar PV systems has increased extensively, which today makes solar PV in some markets more attractive than buying electricity from the grid. The competitiveness of distributed solar power is clearly raising deployment in large markets, including Brazil, China, Germany and Mexico.

The ghosts of ancient hurricanes live in Caribbean blue holes

South Andros Island, part of the Bahamian archipelago, is a sandy slice of paradise whose shores conceal buried geological treasures: blue holes. Hiding in the depths of these ethereal submarine sinkholes lay ancient sediment sandwiches whose layers betray the bygone passages of powerful hurricanes.

The isle is often a pitstop for hurricanes heading toward the Gulf of Mexico or North America’s east coast. If these lithic libraries could be accessed, scientists could travel back in time and compare the Atlantic hurricanes of today with the specters of storms past.

With some ad-hoc engineering ingenuity, researchers have extracted several of these towers of sediment from their blue hole homes. As reported earlier this month in the journal Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, one 59-foot-long continuous core chronicles the encounters the island has had with tropical cyclones going back a jawdropping 1,500 years.

It has peaks and troughs in activity, but in general the sediments show that South Andros Island has been a hurricane highway for much of the last millennium and a half. And although the island has been visited by dozens of tropical cyclones during the past 150 years, just two powerful hurricanes have paid it a visit during that timeframe.

That likely won’t last, explains the study’s lead author Lizzie Wallace, a doctoral student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography. The island’s unearthed history indicates that calmer recent times are probably atypical, meaning the island has just got lucky lately.

As human-caused climate change continues to warm the world, hurricanes will get wetter, more intense and more capable of flooding coastlines. Along with the revelations buried in the ancient cores, it appears likely that the island, and the wider region, may be at a greater risk of intense hurricane strikes in the future than modern

instrumentation records alone can show.

Climate scientists, perpetually ravenous for more data, are increasingly turning to a myriad of unusual sources. These including the weather logs taken by 19th century sailors, the changing flavors of French wine grapes, and even within the poop of Romanian bats.

The same creative thinking is starting to apply to long-gone hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) only has Atlantic hurricane records as far back as 1851, so researchers are hoping to find traces of older ones in antiquated sediments.

Hurricane-strength winds tear up the environment. Jeffrey Donnelly, Wallace’s supervisor, noticed that muddy sediments within marshes, lakes, and ponds in Massachusetts seemed to record the pandemonium. So do blue holes, sinkholes carved into erodible rock and flooded with water that can capture larger sand grains and shell fragments blasted in their direction.

Several of these natural hurricane archives in a few Atlantic locales, from western Florida to multiple Caribbean Sea shorelines, have already been liberated by researchers. But South Andros Island, positioned along a well-known contemporary hurricane path and pockmarked with untapped blue holes, was especially enticing for Wallace and her team.

Those watery pits are deep, near sandy beaches and reefs, and are shielded from the wider sea, allowing them to take on centuries’ worth of sediment with minimal disruption and interruptions.

They are also low in oxygen, discouraging life from burrowing in and inconveniently reordering the layers.

Visiting the island in late 2014, the team attempted to dig out continuous cores from several blue holes. That was easier said than done: these otherwise deep sinkholes were in shallow water, meaning most core drillcapable boats cannot access them.

Instead, Wallace’s team had to build their own drill rigs made from aluminum tubes, wooden planks, and inflatable dinghies, which were then towed above their targets.

It didn’t always work, but they ultimately succeeded in extracting cores from three blue holes, including the 312-foot-deep portal responsible for that 59-footlong core. Within tell-tale hurricane layers were fragments of mangrove trees, which were radiocarbon dated to provide dates for each hurricane.

The cores show that there have been plenty more hurricanes impacting the island in the past 1,500 years than the modern observational record suggested. Other studies, looking at different locations, have drawn similar conclusions.

Tom Knutson, the Weather and Climate Dynamics Division leader at NOAA, who wasn’t involved with the study, says he is constantly surprised by this. This curiosity alone, he adds, demonstrates the value of blue hole expeditions.

There are also multiple peaks and troughs in the hurricane frequency, something seen in cores taken elsewhere in the Atlantic.

Comparisons to other cores show that the low-pressure belt encompassing the equator–the Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ – plays a major role.

The zone moves to whichever hemisphere, north or south, is warmest at the time.

Thanks to a long-term cooling trend in the Northern Hemisphere, the zone has slowly been moving south for the last 8,000 years. But superimposed on that drift are abrupt, shorter-term changes, up and down, which have a variety of possible causes.

When the zone shifts south, it leads to lower sea-surface temperatures and disrupting winds in the Atlantic Ocean’s hurricanemaking factory, which stifles their production. Indeed, the team’s new data indicate that during periods of hurricane inactivity at South Andros Island the belt is in a more southerly position.

UN spotlights ‘explosive’ obesity rates, hunger in Latin America and Caribbean

The Panorama of Food and amounts of sugar, sodium and fat, Nutritional Security 2019, jointly according to the report. published by a group of UN health Every year, 600,000 people in agencies, urged countries to take swift the region die from diet-related diseases, action to address the malnutrition issue such a diabetes, hypertension and across the region. cardiovascular illnesses, while inadequate

“The explosive increase in diets are threatening future generations, obesity, which affects 24 percent of the as the rates of both childhood and regional population, about 105 million adolescent obesity tripled between 1990 people - almost double the global level and 2016. of 13.2 percent - not only has huge Better prices beat healthy choices economic costs, but also threatens the As food processing industries lives of hundreds of thousands”, said Julio dominate the region’s food environment, Berdegué, Regional Representative for the ultra-processed products are more readily UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization available in expanding supermarket (FAO). chains, and affordability is outweighing

Spotlighting the importance of more nutritious options, with the poor promoting healthier food environments, the hardest hit. the report suggested using taxation and At least 13 countries in the region other incentives that favor healthy food, have taken measures that seek to favor social protection systems, school feeding adequate food, and eight have improved programmes and the regulation of food advertising regulations, and four have advertising and marketing. implemented food labeling laws.

Improving food labeling, “We must act now to reverse this trend ensuring safety and quality of food sold on and prevent children from suffering the street and reformulating ingredients the consequences of poor diets on their of certain products to ensure nutritional health and their future quality of life,” value can also aid the growing problem. said Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan 600,000 deaths due to unhealthy food American Health Organization (PAHO),

The fastest growing trend in which is also WHO’s Regional Office. the region’s food sector is that of ultra- She added that “we need the processed food products, increasing commitment of the whole society and the population’s exposure to excessive public policies that regulate unhealthy

Children eat a meal at their school which is taking part in a school feeding programme in Latin America and the Caribbean food products, create environments conducive to physical activity and promote healthy eating at school and at the family table.”

Tuesday’s report stresses that need for social protection programs among other measures that promote food safety and quality essential to improve nutrition.

Today, social protection programmes supply more than 200 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean, roughly a third of the regional population, with breakfast, snacks and lunch, including 85 million schoolchildren.

The Panorama of Food and Nutritional Security 2019, jointly published by a group of UN health agencies, urged countries to take swift

action to address the malnutrition issue across the region.

“The explosive increase in obesity, which affects 24 percent of the regional population, about 105 million people - almost double the global level of 13.2 percent - not only has huge economic costs, but also threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands”, said Julio Berdegué, Regional Representative for the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Spotlighting the importance of promoting healthier food environments, the report suggested using taxation and other incentives that favor healthy food, social protection systems, school feeding programmes and the regulation of food advertising and marketing.

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Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs

On Day One of testified about how an ambassador extraordinary public impeachment was fired, the new Ukraine hearings, the top American government was confused and they diplomat in Ukraine revealed new discovered an “irregular channel” evidence that President Donald — a shadow U.S. foreign policy Trump was overheard asking about orchestrated by the president’s political “investigations” that he personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, that later demanded from Ukraine in raised alarms in diplomatic and exchange for military aid. national security circles.

The revelation came as The hearing, playing out House Democrats pressed their case on live television and in the partisan for Trump’s impeachment before silos of social media, provided the the American people after weeks of nation and the world a close-up closed-door interviews. look at the investigation.

Wednesday’s account At its core, the inquiry from a pair of career diplomats stems from Trump’s July 25 phone was a striking though complicated call when he asked Ukraine’s newly one that Democrats say reveals a elected president, Volodymyr president abusing his office, and the Zelenskiy, for “a favor.” power of American foreign policy, Trump wanted the for personal political gain.

Ukraine government to investigate

“The matter is as simple and Democrats’ activities in the 2016 as terrible as that,” said Rep. Adam election and his potential 2020 Schiff, the Democratic chairman rival, Joe Biden -- all while the of the Intelligence Committee, as administration was withholding he opened the daylong hearing. military aid for the Eastern “Our answer to these questions will European ally that is confronting an affect not only the future of this aggressive neighbor, Russia. presidency but the future of the Both sides tried to distill it presidency itself.” into soundbites.

Career diplomat William Democrats said Trump Taylor, the charge d’affaires in was engaged in “bribery” and Kyiv, offered new testimony that “extortion.”

Republicans said Trump was overheard asking on the nothing really happened — the phone about “the investigations” of military aid was ultimately released Democrats that he wanted Ukraine after Congress complained. to pursue that are central to the Trump restated his impeachment inquiry. aggressive defense with rapid Trump said he was too busy fire tweets, a video from the Rose to watch Wednesday and denied Garden and a dismissive retort having the phone call. “First I’ve from the Oval Office as he met with heard of it,” he said when asked. another foreign leader.

All day, the diplomats “It’s a witch hunt. It’s a

Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 hoax,” he said as he appeared with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by his side.

Across the country, millions of Americans were tuning in — or, in some cases, deliberately tuning out.

Viewers on the right and left thought the day underscored their feelings. Anthony Harris, cutting hair in Savannah, Georgia, had the hearing on in his shop, but he said, “It’s gotten to the point now where people are even tired of listening.”

The hours of partisan back-and-forth did not appear to leave a singular moment etched in the public consciousness the way the Watergate proceedings or Bill Clinton’s impeachment did generations ago.

“No real surprises, no bombshells,” said committee member Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah.

Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse

A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself been accused of sexual abuse of a child, an attorney for the alleged victim notified the church this week.

The attorney informed Catholic officials in New Jersey that he is preparing a lawsuit on behalf of a client who says he was molested by Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in the mid1970s, when DiMarzio was a parish priest in Jersey City.

DiMarzio said there is no truth to the accusation.

“I am just learning about this allegation,” he said in a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press. “In my nearly 50-year ministry as a priest, I have never engaged in unlawful or inappropriate behavior and I emphatically deny this allegation.

I am confident I will be fully vindicated.”

In a letter sent Monday to the church’s Newark, New Jersey, archdiocese, Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian said 56-yearold Mark Matzek alleges he was repeatedly abused by DiMarzio and a second priest, the late Rev. Albert Mark, when he was an altar boy at

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y. speaking during a news conference at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops fall meeting in Baltimore St. Nicholas Church and a student at St. Nicholas School.

Last month, Pope Francis tapped DiMarzio to investigate the church’s Buffalo Diocese, where Bishop Richard Malone has come under fire for his handling of a burgeoning clergy abuse scandal that has roiled the diocese and prompted calls for his resignation.

“The investigation of the diocese of Buffalo by Bishop DiMarzio is tainted because of these allegations,” Garabedian said in an interview with the AP. “There needs to be a truly neutral investigator to determine whether Bishop Malone should resign,” adding that the investigation should be led by a law enforcement agency.

Adriana Rodriguez, press secretary for the Brooklyn Diocese,

said DiMarzio has completed his report on the Buffalo Diocese and has submitted it to the Vatican.

DiMarzio and Malone are in Rome this week for a previously scheduled visit of New York bishops to the Holy See.

Garabedian said the notice he sent to the Newark Archdiocese briefly describes Matzek’s allegations and the damage he has allegedly suffered, while demanding $20 million in compensation.

Maria Margiotta, the spokeswoman for the Newark Archdiocese, said it has received Garabedian’s letter and reported Matzek’s allegations to law enforcement.

Garabedian told the AP he plans to file the lawsuit on Matzek’s behalf next month, after New Jersey opens a two-year “look back” period in which sex abuse victims will be permitted to file lawsuits without regard to the statute of limitations, which typically limits the amount of time in which an alleged victim may file suit.

DiMarzio completed his review of the Buffalo Diocese, known as an “apostolic visitation,” last month. He said he made three trips to the diocese over seven days and interviewed nearly 80 clergymen and parishioners.

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the wife of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, arrives at Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain July 31, 2019

Princess Haya in court for London hearing in legal battle with Dubai’s ruler

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, appeared in a British court on Tuesday for the latest hearing in the couple’s legal battle over the welfare of their children.

The two parties said in a statement in July that the case before the High Court in London, which is covered by strict reporting restrictions, did not concern divorce or finances but was limited to their children’s welfare.

The sheikh was not present on Tuesday.

At an earlier hearing, Haya, the 45-yearold daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and half-sister to present King Abdullah, asked the court to protect one of her children from a forced marriage and to grant a non-molestation order, a type of injunction that protects against harassment or threats.

Sheikh Mohammed, 70, who is also VicePresident and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, married the princess in 2004 in what was believed to be his sixth marriage. He has more than 20 children by different wives.

Princess Haya, who competed in equestrian jumping in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, was schooled in Britain and in the past often attended Britain’s Royal Ascot horse races with her estranged husband, one of the founders of the Godolphin horse racing stable.

Two of Britain’s most famous family lawyers are representing the two parties. Fiona Shackleton, who represented British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles in his divorce from his late first wife Princess Diana, is representing Haya.

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General election 2019: PM vows to close ‘opportunity gap’ after Brexit not just to close the opportunity gap

Delivering Brexit would help economic performance. the UK close the “opportunity gap “We must get Brexit done between rich and poor but also between between rich and poor”, Boris Johnson because we are democrats,” he said, the regions of this country.” saying while Leave voters wanted the He promised huge investment has said.

In his first big speech of the result of the 2016 referendum result to in the UK’s transport and broadband election campaign, he promised to be respected, Remain voters accepted connections, to tackle the “small improvements in life that people are boost regional industry and drive a the “wrangling had to end”.

A Tory victory would see the craving” as well as more support for “clean energy revolution” after the UK UK leave the EU in January, an outcome entrepreneurs to support the industries leaves the EU.

He said a future Tory he suggested would be good for the of the future.

“We will double funding for government would double investment country’s “politics, economy and in high-tech research and development psychological health” after months of research and development to £18bn in the next Parliament, the biggest to £18bn. paralysis.

He said the UK’s economic ever increase in support for R&D. We

But earlier former Tory David Gauke said Mr Johnson’s plan will lead fundamentals were sound, but he proudly back businesses across this compared the country to a “cup- country because they are creating the to a “bad outcome for the country”.

And Labour said Mr Johnson’s winning horse running on three legs” wealth that actually pays for the NHS Brexit deal was flawed and another with huge untapped potential and and everything else.”

A Labour victory on 12 “vastly different” educational outcomes. referendum was needed.

“If every child had the same December, he said, would lead to a

Speaking during a visit to an electric taxi manufacturer near start and the same encouragement, “technicolour coalition” with the SNP Coventry, the PM set out his vision think of the all untapped talent in this and would only prolong the uncertainty for post-Brexit Britain, saying his goal country,” he said. “Yet the solutions for business and families over Brexit was to unite the country and “level up” to that inequality is within our grasp... and the future of Scotland in the UK.

But former justice secretary Mr Gauke warned a majority government led by Mr Johnson would lead to a “very hard Brexit”.

He attacked the policy of the Conservatives to not extend the implementation period for Brexit past December 2020.

The Tories plan to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union during that time, but have pledged to leave without one if no deal is reached by the deadline.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage cited the pledge as one of the reasons for his decision not to stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Tories at the last general election, in 2017.

Mr Gauke said “one simply cannot renegotiate a trade deal in that time period”, and leaving without a deal would be “disastrous for the prosperity of our country… [making] whole sectors unviable”.

Lebanon slips deeper into turmoil, no sign of new government

A new wave of protests staff security concerns. Most transfers paralyzed Lebanon on Wednesday out of the country have been blocked after President Michel Aoun enraged and, with U.S. dollars scarce, the pegged demonstrators by urging them to end Lebanese pound is weakening on a their revolt against corruption and black market. cronyism in the political establishment.

Though the protests have been

One month after the eruption overwhelmingly peaceful, tensions of nationwide protests, Lebanon is in have surfaced since Tuesday evening deep political and economic crisis with when Aoun gave a televised interview no sign of its leaders agreeing on a new in which he said Lebanon faced government to replace the outgoing “catastrophe” if the revolt did not stop. cabinet of Saad al-Hariri, who quit as After he spoke, protesters took to the streets across Lebanon and one premier on Oct. 29.

Banks, which were shut for half was shot and killed after an altercation of October, closed again this week over with Lebanese soldiers at a roadblock

south of Beirut.

The man was a follower of Walid Jumblatt, a veteran Druze politician and former civil war militia leader, who has urged his supporters to remain calm.

Fights broke out on Wednesday in the predominantly Christian area of Jal al-Dib near Beirut, where protesters faced off with other people including Aoun supporters angered by roadblocks, footage broadcast by the LBC television channel showed.

Despite the depth of the economic crisis, the worst since the

Mexico makes arrests in massacre of American women, children: minister

A new wave of protests paralyzed Lebanon on Wednesday after President Michel Aoun enraged demonstrators by urging them to end their revolt against corruption and cronyism in the political establishment.

One month after the eruption of nationwide protests, Lebanon is in deep political and economic crisis with no sign of its leaders agreeing on a new government to replace the outgoing cabinet of Saad al-Hariri, who quit as premier on Oct. 29.

Banks, which were shut for half of October, closed again this week over staff security concerns.

Most transfers out of the country have been blocked and, with U.S. dollars scarce, the pegged Lebanese pound is weakening on a black market.

A police officer cordons off a crime scene where a man was gunned down in Ciudad Juarez,

Though the protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful, Mexico, November 11, 2019. tensions have surfaced since militia leader, who has urged his Lebanon’s dollar bonds slumped Tuesday evening when Aoun gave supporters to remain calm. further on Wednesday. a televised interview in which he Fights broke out on The powerful, Iran-backed said Lebanon faced “catastrophe” Wednesday in the predominantly Shi’ite group Hezbollah and its if the revolt did not stop.

Christian area of Jal al-Dib near Shi’ite ally Amal want Hariri to be

After he spoke, protesters Beirut, where protesters faced off prime minister again. took to the streets across Lebanon with other people including Aoun But Hariri, who is aligned and one was shot and killed after supporters angered by roadblocks, with Gulf Arab states and the West, an altercation with Lebanese footage broadcast by the LBC has said he will only return as soldiers at a roadblock south of television channel showed. prime minister if he is able to form Beirut.

Despite the depth of the a cabinet of specialists capable of

The man was a follower economic crisis, the worst since the salvaging the situation and able to of Walid Jumblatt, a veteran Druze 1975-90 civil war, leaders have not attract international support. politician and former civil war been able to agree a new cabinet.

1975-90 civil war, leaders have not been able to agree a new cabinet. Lebanon’s dollar bonds slumped further on Wednesday.

The powerful, Iran-backed Shi’ite group Hezbollah and its Shi’ite ally Amal want Hariri to be prime minister again.

But Hariri, who is aligned with Gulf Arab states and the West, has said he will only return as prime minister if he is able to form a cabinet of specialists capable of salvaging the situation and able to attract international support.

Hong Kong police shoot protester, man set on fire

Following a day of violence in which one person was shot by police and another set on fire, Hong Kong’s leader pledged to “spare no effort” to halt anti-government protests that have wracked the city for more than five months.

The comments by Carrie Lam are likely to fuel speculation that harsher legal and police measures may be in the works.

“I do not want to go into details, but I just want to make it very clear that we will spare no effort in finding ways and means that could end the violence in Hong Kong as soon as possible,” Lam told reporters.

Lam also refused to accept the protesters’ demands for political concessions.

“If there is still any wishful thinking that, by escalating violence, the Hong Kong SAR government will yield to pressure to satisfy the so-called political demands, I am making this statement clear and loud here: That will not happen,” Lam said, using the initials for Special Administrative Region, which describes the city’s status as a semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

“These rioters’ actions have far exceeded their demands, and they are enemies of the people,” she said.

Following Lam’s comments, confrontations between protesters and police continued into the night, with black-clad demonstrators torching at least one vehicle and blocking an intersection in the Mongkok district that has been the scene of many clashes. A taxi driver was taken away by ambulance with head wounds, although it wasn’t immediately clear how he had been injured.

The violence is likely to further inflame passions in Hong Kong after a university student who fell from a parking garage during an earlier protest succumbed Friday to his injuries and police arrested six pro-democracy lawmakers over the weekend on charges of obstructing the local assembly during a raucous May 11 meeting. All were freed on bail.

China’s ruling Communist Party has also indicated it may try to find a way to enact antisubversion laws in the territory. Such measures were shelved previously due to public opposition.

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Venice devastated by second highest tide in history

Venice’s mayor called the city a disaster zone on Wednesday after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.

A local man from Pellestrina, one of the many islands in the Venetian lagoon, died when he was struck by lightning while using an electric water pump, the fire brigade said.

City officials said the tide peaked at 187 cm (6ft 2ins) at 10.50 p.m.

(2150 GMT) on Tuesday, just short of the record 194 cm set in 1966.

Night-time footage showed a torrent of water whipped up by high The flooded crypt of St Mark’s Basilica is pictured during an exceptionally high water levels in Venice, Italy November 13, 2019 winds raging through the city centre while Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto submerged by more than one metre of mosaics. region, described a scene of “apocalyptic water, while the adjacent Saint Mark’s Its administrator said the devastation”.

Basilica was flooded for the sixth time in basilica had aged 20 years in a single day

Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said the 1,200 years - but the fourth in the last 20. when it was flooded last year. situation was dramatic. “We ask the A flood barrier was designed in Some tourists appeared to government to help us. The cost will be 1984 to protect Venice from the kind of enjoy the drama, with one man filmed high. This is the result of climate change,” high tides that hit the city on Tuesday, swimming across Saint Mark’s Square he said on Twitter. but the multi-billion euro project, known wearing only shorts on Tuesday evening.

He said he would declare a as Mose, has been plagued by corruption “Venice is on its knees.. the art, disaster zone and ask the government to scandals and is still not operative. the basilica, the shops and the homes, a call a state of emergency, which would Brugnaro said the basilica had disaster.. The city is bracing itself for the allow funds to be freed to address the suffered “grave damage”, but no details next high tide,” Zaia said on TV. damage. were available on the state of its mainly The luxury Hotel Gritti, a

Saint Mark’s Square was Byzantine interior, famous for its rich landmark of Venice which looks onto

Dubai applies brakes on building boom after billionaires call for pause

The desert gave Dubai an easy excuse to keep building.

Sprawling for miles in every direction from the dueling skyscrapers on the coast, villa communities have sprung up across the sandy interior, bringing with them schools, hospitals and shopping malls. Where the dunes once spilled into the Persian Gulf, an eight-lane highway now connects the new developments with the established neighborhoods.

But five years into Dubai’s property funk, the emirate’s leadership is drawing the line.

Work on a mega-airport, designed to be one of the world’s biggest, was put on hold. And in the most dramatic U-turn yet, Dubai’s ruler has created a committee, headed by his son, to balance out supply and demand in the property market and ensure that state-owned developers don’t crowd out private builders.

Some developers are already holding off on planned projects. Two of Dubai’s homegrown billionaires are now calling for a pause to new development. Khalaf Al Habtoor, who once added 1,600 hotel rooms to the city through one project, said the market is saturated.

“If this oversupply continues it will be a disaster,” Hussain Sajwani, chairman of Damac Properties, said in an interview. “The banking system will get affected and that’s something we can’t afford.”

Much of the property glut is of the government’s own making, since it controls some of the emirate’s biggest developers.

The state-linked firms, created to speed up construction, used cheap and often free land to compete for buyers. Some paid upfront without waiting for homes to be completed by depositing only 5% of the value.

And excessively optimistic projections of growth in Dubai’s population, which consists largely of foreigners, only fed the building boom.

“The developers would benefit from cutting back on the supply because that would raise

the Lagoon, was also flooded.

On Wednesday morning the tide level fell to 145 cm but was expected to rise back to 160 cm during the day.

Local authorities and the government’s civil protection unit will hold a news conference at 1100 GMT.

The overnight surge triggered several fires, including one at the International Gallery of Modern Art Ca’ Pesaro, with hundreds of calls to the fire brigade.

Video on social media showed deep water flowing like a river along one of Venice’s main thoroughfares. Other footage showed large waves hammering boats moored alongside the Doge’s Palace and surging over the stone sidewalks.

“A high tide of 187 cm is going to leave an indelible wound,” Brugnaro said.

Much of Italy has been pummelled by torrential rains in recent days, with widespread flooding, especially in the southern heel and toe of the country.

In Matera, this year’s European Capital of Culture, rain water cascaded through the streets and inundated the city’s famous cave-dwelling district.

Further bad weather is forecast for the coming days.

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Some developers in Dubai are already holding off on planned projects the prices in the long term,” Craig Plumb, head of Middle East research at broker JLL said. “So far they’ve chosen short-term interest by maintaining the cash flows even at the cost of lower prices.”

Unsettled by chronic oversupply, property prices are down around 30% in the last five years. In 2018, Dubai’s economy had its weakest expansion in almost a decade.

With banks threatened by falling home prices and nonperforming loans, Fitch Ratings estimates a “significant portion” of $23 billion in loans made to Dubai government-related companies maturing at the end of 2021 may need to be restructured.

Last month, the central bank of the United Arab Emirates proposed measures to keep lenders from what it called excessive exposure to real estate. On Sunday, its governor told reporters the property supply needs to be controlled.

For now, Dubai is counting on next year’s World Expo to boost its economy. But it’s less clear how the newly built infrastructure will be used once the six-month showcase is over.

More than 30,000 homes will be completed this year alone, about double the annual demand, according to JLL. Meanwhile, retail and tourism -- equally vital to the lifeblood of Dubai’s economy -- are going through struggles of their own.

“Real estate projects need to control their pace to bring added value to the national economy, to avoid becoming a burden and a source of imbalance in our economic journey,” Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said in an open letter in September.

The question is if going in reverse gear is the right remedy.

Land sales remain an important source of state revenue. And besides having to navigate competing interests among the city’s largest developers, authorities also risk wrong-footing firms unaccustomed to interference.

Even as the real-estate planning body recently held its first meeting with property executives and Land Department officials, doubts are only growing about its ability to dent the supply.

“A limit can be set through tougher rules on development as a pre-condition to issuing permits, but direct interference sends the wrong message to investors,” said Ali Taqi, the head of equities at Rasmala Investment Bank Ltd in Dubai.

The harder truth is that a solution for Dubai may be to look beyond real estate to fix what really ails its economy. Once a small fishing village that morphed into a global metropolis in the course of just a few generations, the emirate may find an identity makeover preferable to years more of malaise.

Samilya Brown

A 4-year-old Philadelphia girl was physically abused and eventually murdered by a caretaker her mother trusted, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office.

Police responded to a call on Oct. 30, where Samilya Brown said Zya Singleton had injured herself by falling out of a second-floor window while playing with a cat, the DA’s office said, but doctors found inconsistencies in Brown’s story. The 4-yearold died on Nov. 3.

The medical examiner then found what the DA called “horrific” signs of abuse: cigarette burns, bite marks, malnourishment, and wounds apparently treated with homemade stitches that had become infected.

Investigators say the story of Zya falling from the window was invented, and the child’s cause of death was the abuse and neglect inflicted by Brown.

Brown, 38, was charged Tuesday with murder and endangering the welfare of a child.

The DA’s office says Zya’s biological mother had given custody of the child to Brown to keep the girl out of foster care. The two women had known each other for years, but the mother apparently did not know of the abuse. The mother was able to see Zya before she died.

“This child was killed, and was killed brutally, and was abused for an extensive period of time,” Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner said at a press conference Tuesday, reports NBC Philadelphia. “This is a horrific, heartbreaking case of abuse, neglect and murder of an innocent, defenseless child.”

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WORLD NEWS Judge orders a hospital to keep 9-month-old on life-support as her family searches for a solution

Hillary Clinton says she’s under ‘enormous pressure’ to think about running in 2020

Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, said in a Tuesday interview on BBC Radio 5 Live that she’s under “enormous pressure” to consider a 2020 run, but it’s not something she is interested in at the moment.

“As I say, ‘Never, never, never say never.’ I will certainly tell you, I’m under enormous pressure from many, many, many people to think about it. But as of this moment, sitting here in this studio talking to you, that is absolutely not my plans,” Clinton said.

Clinton said she often 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis thinks about “what kind of

A Texas judge granted 9-month-old Tinslee president” she would have been.

Lewis’ family a temporary restraining order against a “I feel a sense of children’s hospital who planned to take her off life- responsibility partly because, you support. know, my name was on the ballot. I

Tinslee was born with a rare heart defect got more votes, but ended up losing called Ebstein’s anomaly and suffers from chronic lung disease and severe chronic pulmonary hypertension, to the current incumbent in the White House, who I think is really Cook Children’s Health Care System spokesperson undermining our democracy in very Winifred King said in a statement. All of which has fundamental ways,” Clinton said. kept her in Cook Children’s intensive care unit and on life-sustaining treatment for most of her life, King “And I want to retire him. I want him to be retired.” said.

Clinton has largely ruled

Her physicians believe she is suffering and out a run in 2020, but has remained her condition is irreversible, King said, so the hospital in the public eye as she promotes planned to remove her life-support.

“While we believe every child’s life is sacred, her new book, “The Book of Gusty Women,” which she co-authored we also believe that no child should be sentenced with her daughter. She did say, to a life of pain. Removing this beautiful child from though, that she plans to work to mechanical ventilation is a gut-wrenching decision help elect a Democrat in 2020. for Cook Children’s physicians and staff, however we feel it is in her best interest to free her from artificial, medical intervention and suffering,” King said.

But an order signed Sunday and filed the next day stopped the hospital from ending treatment for Tinslee at least until November 23.

Tinslee’s mother, Trinity Lewis, told reporters at a press conference Sunday that the order gives

Israeli air strikes killed nine them more time to find a more permanent situation Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, for her daughter. medical officials said, raising the

“I thought they was going to pull the plug Palestinian death toll to 19 over on my baby. I didn’t think that she was going to still a two-day escalation in violence be here today. And that’s what I’m grateful for,” Lewis since Israel launched strikes to kill said. “It was a big relief because I’ve been running an Islamic Jihad commander. around all week trying to get help until Sunday, and

From early morning Gaza then I finally got what I’ve been praying for.” militants fired rockets into Israel

“She deserves the chance to fight for her and the Israeli military struck from life and she’s got a troop that will help her 100% the air, resuming after an overnight and above,” Lewis’ great aunt, Beverly Winston, told lull. reporters. “That’s our baby, and we want to give her

The bodies of six people all the chances there are.” killed in Gaza City were brought

King said Cook Children’s has already into Shifa hospital in taxis and reached out to nearly 20 facilities from Los Angeles ambulances early Wednesday, to Philadelphia to see if another hospital would take as relatives wept and screamed. over her care. But they all agreed with Cook Children’s Medics and witnesses said they assessment of her condition and said there is nothing were civilians who lived in densely more they can do, according to King. populated neighbourhoods.

King added that doctors have had to sedate

A father and his son were and paralyze the infant to keep her from pulling at among the dead with another the lines connected to her ventilator. King said they son badly wounded, said family believe she is reacting in pain when not sedated or members. paralyzed.

“They started this, we did not want war,” said one grieving relative.

The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had resumed attacking Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip. Air strikes took out at least three rocket launching crews, a military spokesman said.

Islamic Jihad confirmed that two of its militants were killed

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

A few senators weighed in Tuesday on Clinton being pressured to run, and possibly entering the race.

GOP Sen. John Kennedy told ABC News it’s a “free country” and Clinton can do as she pleases.

“It’s a free country. If the secretary thinks it’s something she ought to do, I’m not going to criticize her,” Kennedy, of Louisiana, said. “I believe competition is a moral good.”

Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., lent Clinton some credibility, saying she would be a tough opponent to beat versus some of the other more progressive candidates who are currently

running.

“From a Republican point of view, people laugh, but I’m not so sure I would be laughing, you know, she lost in a close race,” Graham said.

“I think President [Donald] Trump feels that he’s gonna win because he’s done a good job,” he continued. “But the thing about her candidacy that would be different: She hasn’t promised crazy stuff.

She hasn’t promised to give illegal immigrants free health care. She hasn’t promised to decriminalize illegal entry into the country. I don’t think she supports the Green New Deal or Medicare for All. In that regard, it would be more difficult for the Republicans to have somebody not as wacky.”

Clinton said Tuesday she thinks it is “inexplicable and shameful” that the British government won’t publicly release a report on Russian interference in their elections.

“I’m saying that Russia played in your Brexit election, just like Russia played in our 2016 election. Who did what, what they knew, where the money went, where it came from, what it influenced, that is something that should be investigated and revealed to the British public. Just like it should have been before our election.”

Israel kills nine Gazans, say Palestinians, as Islamic Jihad launches rockets

Israeli soldiers run during an anti-Israel protest by Palestinians in al-Arroub refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 13, 2019 in separate strikes south of Gaza City during the morning. Medics later said another man was killed by an air strike while on a motorcycle.

The worst fighting in months erupted on Tuesday after Israel killed Abu Al-Atta, a senior commander of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad militant group, accusing him of masterminding and planning attacks against Israel.

In response to the killing of Atta and his wife, Islamic Jihad fired about 200 rockets into Israel on Tuesday, resuming on Wednesday morning.

Despite attempts by diplomats to restore calm, an Islamic Jihad official told Reuters

that his group told mediators it intended to carry on its retaliatory attacks.

“Attempts to restore calm did not succeed, the Islamic Jihad see that it is time to respond to the assassination policy, which was revived by the Zionist enemy,” the official said, asking not to be identified.

Israel captured Gaza in a 1967 war and withdrew troops and settlements in 2005. The territory has been controlled since 2007

by Hamas while under an Israeli security blockade, also backed

by Egypt, which has wrecked its economy.

The world’s largest trade deal could be signed in 2020; and the US isn’t in it

After more than six years of negotiations, more than a dozen countries in Asia Pacific are now aiming to sign what would be the world’s largest trade agreement in 2020.

The deal, called Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP, involves all 10 countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc and five of its major trading partners: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

Together, the 15 countries make up close to one-third of the world

population and global gross domestic product, according to a Reuters report.

That’s larger than other regional trading blocs such as the European Union and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. The mega-deal started with 16 countries but India decided not to join the trade pact over concerns that it would hurt the South Asian country’s domestic producers.

RCEP was launched in November 2012 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as an initiative by ASEAN

to encourage trade among its member states and six other countries.

Those six other countries — Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea — already have standalone free trade agreements with ASEAN. Coming together under RCEP would boost commerce across the group by lowering tariffs, standardizing customs rules and procedures, and widening market access especially among countries that don’t have existing trade deals.

All 16 countries started

negotiating RCEP in 2013, when talks for another major trade pact — the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP — were underway. Given China’s absence in the then U.S.-led TPP, which was slated to be the world’s largest trade deal, many observers considered RCEP a way for Beijing to counter American influence in the region.

In 2017, however, U.S. President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the TPP and slapped punitive tariffs on several U.S. trading partners for what he said were unfair trade practices.

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Facebook is deleting the name of the potential whistleblower

Facebook says it is deleting the name of the person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered a congressional impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions.

The company said Friday that mention of the potential whistleblower’s name violates Facebook’s “coordinating harm policy,” which prohibits material that could identify a “witness, informant, or activist.”

Facebook says it is removing mentions of the alleged whistleblower’s name and will revisit this decision if the name is widely published in the media or used by public figures in debate. The

policy is not new. Facebook from Breitbart.

In a statement, Twitter says it has been applying it to the whistleblower case and said it prohibits the sharing removing the person’s name of “personally identifiable information about any for a few days.

On Twitter, though, individual, including the the alleged whistleblower’s alleged whistleblower.” But name was circulating widely the company’s policy on such on Friday. The company does information does not consider not have a policy against a person’s name to be private identifying whistleblowers by information, a category that name and is not removing the does include details such as posts. a person’s address, contact

Some of the stories information or medical records. identifying the person came This is not the first time Twitter from the conservative news and Facebook diverged on site Breitbart, which Facebook important policies. Last week, counts as one of its news Twitter said it is banning all partners in a newly launched political ads from its service, news section on its app. in sharp contrast to Facebook However, the company said it , which continues to defend was also removing identifying running paid political ads, posts on the whistleblower even false ones, as a free speech

priority.

U.S. whistleblower laws exist to protect the identity and careers of people who bring forward accusations of wrongdoing by government officials. Lawmakers in both parties have historically backed those protections.

The Associated Press typically does not reveal the identity of whistleblowers.

So far, President Donald Trump has avoided identifying the whistleblower by name.

Exposing whistleblowers can be dicey, even for a president. For one thing, doing so could be a violation of federal law.

While there’s little chance Trump could face charges, revealing the name

McLaren unveils $1.7 million supercar with no roof and a windshield made of air

The new McLaren Elva supercar costs $1.7 million, not including options like a sound system or exposed carbon fiber body panels. One option you won’t be able to get: A roof.

The Elva isn’t a convertible.

It’s an open-topped roadster, meaning it has, literally, zero roof of any kind.

You can pay a little extra to get a windshield if you want. (It will be legally required to get one in some US states, McLaren said.)

To help keep the wind out of your face, the Elva’s Active Air Management System deploys when the car is driven at faster than suburban street speeds, roughly 25 miles per hour. The system directs air around the cabin to create what it calls a “bubble of calm” for those inside. Air is channeled through the car’s nose — or front end — and sent out in a high-velocity sheet, just ahead of the cockpit. This air acts like a windshield, forcing oncoming air around the cockpit.

A small carbon fiber wind deflector also rises up at the front of the car, further directing the air around the cabin.

In the event the car flips over in a crash, occupants will be protected by an automatic rollover protection system. McLaren did not describe it but, in other cars, rollover protection systems involve strong metal rollbars that deploy from behind the passenger compartment

The McLaren Elva is designed to provide a pure roadster experience the moment sensors detect the car is about to tip over.

The Elva, powered by an 804-horsepower turbocharged V8 engine mounted just behind the seats, can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in under three seconds. It’s part of McLaren’s Ultimate Series family of supercars, along with the track-focused Senna and the more road-oriented McLaren Speedtail, a three-seater with a center driver’s seat.

Only 399 Elvas will be made, McLaren said, with the first expected to be delivered near the end of 2020. The British company also offers somewhat more accessible sports cars. For instance, prices for the McLaren 570S start at under $200,000 and the McLaren

GT can be purchased for about $20,000 more than that.

The Elva is modeled on the McLaren-Elva racecar of the mid-1960s. That car was originally created by McLaren but, after some initial racing success with early models, manufacturing was taken over by Elva Cars Ltd. In 1966 Road & Track magazine called the McLaren-Elva “the fastest car we’ve ever tested (and) an example of the latest thinking in sports/racing cars.”

That same year, Elvis Presley drove one in the musical racing movie “Spinout.” Like the latest version, the McLaren-Elva was an open-topped car. It was powered by a 340 horsepower Oldsmobile V8 engine that was also mounted behind the seats.

U.S. judge rules suspicionless searches of travelers’ digital devices unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that U.S. border agents need “reasonable suspicion” but not a warrant to search travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports and other U.S. ports of entry, a practice that has been growing in recent years.

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston ruled in a lawsuit by 11 travelers that border officials need to be able to point to specific facts to justify searching someone’s devices for contraband like child pornography and counterfeit media.

That is a higher standard than agents with the U.S. Customs

and Border Protection and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under their current policies have been required to apply to conduct routine searches of electronic devices.

She said that while officials have a “paramount” interest in protecting the border, the privacy interests of travelers whose troves of personal information could be otherwise searched without cause had to balanced against it.

“This requirement reflects both the important privacy interests involved in searching electronic devices and the

Defendant’s governmental interests at the border,” Casper wrote.

The judge said that to the extent CBP and ICE policies allowed for such searches without cause, they violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

But Casper declined to force agents to have probable cause and secure warrants before searching devices, a higher standard sought by the plaintiffs’ lawyers at the American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation.

could give Democrats more impeachment fodder. It could also prompt a backlash among some Senate Republicans who have long defended whistleblowers.

Amid all this, a false claim about the identity of the whistleblower has also been circulating online. Falsely captioned photos of former White House staffer David Edelman circulated widely on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit this week as social media users tried to unmask the whistleblower.

They were possibly inspired by posts and stories shared by conservative outlets and the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., that claimed to reveal the person’s identity.

Apple removes Instagram stalking app from App Store

Apple has removed the Like Patrol app from its App Store, following Instagram’s delivery of a cease-and-desist letter to the app’s developers for violating its policies against data collection.

Like Patrol enables subscribers to keep constant surveillance of other people’s social media activities.

Like Patrol wanted to make spying on Instagram easier than ever, setting up a service that let paying subscribers get notifications anytime someone they followed commented on or liked a photo. It targeted people in relationships, saying they could use the app to keep tabs on whoever their partners were communicating with on Instagram.

Instagram sent its cease-and-desist letter in late October. On Saturday, Apple removed Like Patrol from the App Store and said the app violated its guidelines.

Like Patrol’s founder, Sergio Luis Quintero, told CNET in an email that the company will fight to get back on the App Store.

“We strongly believe that our app does not violate Apple policies, we plan to appeal this decision in the coming days,” he said. “If our app’s functionality did violate any policies, then Instagram would have violated the exact same policies since 2011 to 2019 with the Following tab.

Why weren’t they taken down?”

The app first showed up in Apple’s store in July. It doesn’t appear in the Google Play Store for Android devices.

Like Patrol charged people up to $80 a year.

It had fewer than 300 people signed up in October, Quintero said late last month in an email to CNET. The app isn’t classified as stalkerware, which abusive partners use to keep track of private information like location data, call logs, text messages and contacts. Still, security experts found that Like Patrol was encouraging stalking behavior by monitoring people’s activities on social media.

Quintero described his app as Instagram’s “Following Tab on steroids,” enhancing a tool that the social network killed off in early October. Like Patrol would deliver notifications by gender, letting subscribers know if the people they followed interacted with posts from men or women and claimed to have an algorithm to detect if they were posts from attractive people.

It did this by scraping people’s public profiles for data -- a practice that directly violates Instagram’s policies. Four days after Instagram sent Like Patrol the cease-and-desist letter, Quintero said his company intended to fight it.

The founder said that he would be making the app’s tools open source, and available for anybody to use in the coming days.

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Apple is planning to launch its first augmented reality (AR) product sometime in 2022. According to a report from The Information, citing sources attending an internal Apple presentation, Cupertino wants to release an augmented reality headset in 2022 and a pair of AR glasses by 2023. These “Apple Glasses” have popped up in previous rumors with an earlier launch date in 2020, but this new report reveals a far more concrete plan than previous accounts.

Product details are thin on the ground, but a few design points pop up in the report. The products will be designed with gaming, video, and virtual meetings in mind, according to Bloomberg. The Apple Glasses AR capabilities hinge on a new 3D sensor system, developed in-house at Apple over several years. Apparently, this is a more advanced form of FaceID technology used in modern iPhones. Apple is allegedly working on lenses that darken when the wearer is using AR. This is to let others know the user is not necessarily paying attention to them.

Apple has about 1,000 engineers working on the AR and VR initiative. CEO Tim Cook has been hot on the idea of AR for a number of years now. The report also mentions plans to begin attracting developers to the platform in 2021. Clearly, this is a major business commitment, not a small side project.

Perhaps the most interesting part of the report states that Apple believes augmented reality glasses will eventually replace smartphones. This will occur “in roughly a decade,” according to executives at the presentation. By 2030, Apple expects that the iPhone, and by extension Android phones too, will be obsolete — at least in high-end Western markets.

That’s no easy task. Current AR glasses pair up to a smartphone, which provides the data connectivity, storage, and bulk of the processing capabilities required

by AR apps. Moving this entirely into a set of sleek, lightweight glasses will require a number of engineering breakthroughs. Apple’s first-generation AR products certainly won’t offer fully standalone capabilities. You’ll still need a phone in your pocket. Instead, the company is reportedly working on a new operating system, dubbed rOS, to enable existing devices to work with future headsets and glasses.

Barring the technological hurdles, there’s little reason to believe AR glasses can’t replace most of our smartphone needs. Messaging and calls are certainly possible, as is watching video and navigating with realworld map directions. The other hurdle is solving user interaction, something that advances in voice recognition and 3D object detection technology will likely be key to solving.

It’s easy to imagine the possibilities with AR, as some examples have already proven immensely popular. 2016’s Pokémon Go phenomenon was likely many people’s first foray into the world of AR. Today, consumers are using AR for Snapchat filters, real-time text translation, viewing the stars, and kitting our apartments.

AR is already useful on smartphones, but AR glasses open up new possibilities for even more useful and engrossing experiences — ranging from in-world games to real-time contextual information on everything from directions to people.

No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Got milk? Increasingly, Americans don’t, and that led the nation’s biggest milk producer to file for bankruptcy Tuesday.

Dean Foods blamed a decadeslong drop in milk consumption that has seen people turn to alternatives like soda, juice and almond milk.

The Dallas company said it may sell itself to the Dairy Farmers of America, a marketing cooperative owned by thousands of farmers.

“Despite our best efforts to make our business more agile and cost-efficient, we continue to be impacted by a challenging operating environment marked by continuing declines in consumer milk consumption,” CEO Eric Berigause said in a statement.

Since 1975, the amount of liquid milk consumed per capita in the U.S. has tumbled more than 40%. Americans drank around 24 gallons a year in 1996, according to government data. That dropped to 17 gallons in 2018.

An increasing variety of beverages, including teas and sodas, has hurt milk consumption.

So have protein bars, yogurts and other on-the-go breakfasts, which take the place of a morning bowl of cereal.

More recently, health and animal-welfare concerns have also contributed, as more shoppers seek out non-dairy alternatives.

Oat milk, for example, saw U.S. sales rise 636% to more than $52 million over the past year, according to Nielsen data. Sales of cow’s milk dropped 2.4% in that same time frame.

Not all dairy products have been affected. U.S. butter and cheese consumption is up since 1996, for example.

“We’re eating our dairy, not drinking it,” said Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The downturn has had an outsize effect on Dean Foods,

Jugs of McArthur Dairy milk, a Dean Foods brand, are shown at a grocery store, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in Surfside, Fla which derived 67% of its sales from fluid milk last year, according to its annual report. The company has lost money in eight of its last 10 quarters and posted declining sales in seven of the last eight.

Dean employs 16,000 people and operates 60 processing facilities across the country. On any given day, it is running 8,000 refrigerated delivery trucks on U.S. roads.

It supplies milk for its own brands, like Dairy Pure, Meadow Gold and TruMoo, as well as store brands. One big blow came last year, when Walmart opened its own milk processing plant in Indiana.

Dean said it will continue operating normally while it puts its finances in order under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It has lined up about $850 million in financing from lenders.

The bankruptcy filing comes at a difficult time for dairy farmers, who were already struggling with low prices because of oversupply.

Linda Ceylor and her husband, Gerald, operate an organic farm near Catawba, Wisconsin, where they milk fewer than 50 cows and raise heifers.

Ceylor said Dean Foods’ woes mirror what smaller producers are facing. She said the most hurtful part is watching young people go out of business, including three

neighbors in their 30s.

“All they ever wanted to do is milk cows, and all three of them said they can’t do it anymore,” Ceylor said. “That’s like watching your grandchildren go through a massive problem you can’t do anything about. There’s really no other choice for them to make.”

Darin Von Ruden, president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union, said he is concerned about Dean Foods selling itself to Dairy Farmers of America.

“That’s two of the five biggest companies in the country, and when you start looking at that kind of consolidation, is that good for producers? The answer is probably no,” said Von Ruden, who is selling his dairy operation to his son.

Dean is already a product of consolidation. It was bought by Suiza Foods Corp. in 2001. The new, larger company assumed the Dean name and bought several other milk producers.

Stephenson said that left Dean with a large number of aging facilities. At the same time, it sold off some non-dairy brands, like TofuTown, becoming less diversified.

Stephenson said Dean was also slow to innovate. He cited growing sales of Fairlife milk, a Coca-Cola Co. brand that is lower in lactose and higher in protein.

World thirst for oil keeps growing, with SUVs a key culprit

The world’s thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least 2040 — and consumers’ insatiable appetite for SUVs is a big reason why.

Mounting demand for plastic is another factor. So is increasing plane travel. And the upcoming population boom in cities across Africa and Asia.

All this is according to an important global industry forecast released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency that is used as guidance by oil companies and governments.

This year, amid growing pressure from young activists like Greta Thunberg and others for tougher action on emissions, the IEA’s World Energy Outlook took a stronger-than-usual stand on climate change.

It celebrates a growing boom in solar and wind power, and urges governments to work together on changing the way we fuel our lives.

And it singles out gas-guzzling SUVs for criticism.

Growing demand for SUVs in the U.S, China, Europe and elsewhere could negate all the environmental benefits of the increased use of electric cars, the report says. Because of their size, SUVs are harder to electrify than smaller

Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, sits on a catamaran docked in Hampton, Va., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 vehicles.

SUVs “were the second biggest reason for global emissions growth in last 10 years, after the power sector and more than all the industrial sectors put together,” IEA director Fatih Birol told reporters in Paris on Wednesday.

Energy-intensive SUVs and pickup trucks account for about twothirds of car sales in the U.S. and only about a third in the EU, though they are steadily growing in demand in Europe too, according to industry reports.

Worldwide, about 42% of cars sold last year were SUVs, Birol said.

The World Energy Outlook, which focuses on forecasting energy needs over the next 20 years, is increasingly important to governments because of its relevance to climate policy.

Environmental advocates say the IEA still isn’t doing enough to encourage renewable energy. Oil Change International notably criticized the IEA’s “over-reliance” on natural gas as a replacement for coal, saying that

will lead to “climate chaos” because gas too contributes to emissions.

As flooding in Venice hit the second-highest level ever this week, inundating St. Mark’s Cathedral and grounding gondolas, the city’s mayor blamed climate change. Scientists say it’s difficult to pin a single such event on climate change, but that increasingly extreme weather events worldwide are linked to human-caused emissions.

The IEA said that almost 20% of the growth in last year’s global energy use was “due to hotter summers pushing up demand for cooling and cold snaps leading to higher heating needs.”

Based on current emissions promises by governments, the IEA forecast global oil demand of 106.4 million barrels a day in 2040, up from 96.9 million last year. Global oil demand is due to slow in the 2030s, and coal use to shrink slightly.

Emissions will continue to rise, if more slowly than today, and won’t peak before 2040.

The U.S. is central to whatever happens next. U.S. consumers and businesses were a leading source of growing oil demand last year, the IEA says. Also, the U.S. will account for 85% of the increase in global oil production by 2030, thanks to the shale boom.

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JOB SUMMARY: To assist/support the National Epidemiologist to plan, develop and implement epidemiologic and research programmes under the auspices of the National Epidemiology and Research Unit.

JOB SUMMARY: Develop and provide high standard of clinical physiotherapy services to patients in the community. Provide specialist advice to the Ministry of Health, teaching and instruction to patients, families, careers and clinical colleagues.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB4-19-3 Public Health Nurse Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services Primary Health Care Department North Caicos Grade 7 - $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will be required to deliver effective comprehensive primary health care services focused on disease prevention, health promotion and maintenance in the clinic, homes and communities through the utilization of the nursing process.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: Special LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB4- 19-4 Special Education Teacher/SNAP Center Health, Agriculture and Human Services Needs Unit/SNAP Center Providenciales Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position which has responsibility for the instruction and supervision of students enrolled in Programs at the Special Needs Unit/ SNAP center JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: Special LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB4- 19-6 Speech and Language Pathologist Health, Agriculture and Human Services Needs Unit/SNAP Center Providenciales Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a professional position, performing evaluations, developing and implementing effective patient treatment plans to restore, compensate or adapt for loss of patient function.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT:

MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB94-19-7 and KHB4-19-8 Clinical Nurse Special Needs Unit and Primary Health Care Department Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services South Caicos (SNU) and North Caicos (PHC) Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This a professional nursing position with basic level responsibility for patient/client health care in the Special Needs Unit and Primary Health Care Department.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT:

MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB94-19-9 Deputy Supervisor Wellness Center (TEMPORARY) Special Needs Unit Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services South Caicos Grade 6 - $33,415 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY To provide support service to the Primary Health Care Department personnel to maintain the cleanliness of buildings, moving clients and moving supplies and materials.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB4-19-16 Quarantine Officer Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services Agriculture Department Grand Turk Grade 6.1 $33,415.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: Is to oversee and evaluate the trapping operations of the animal welfare unit and enforcement of animal control ordinances.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB4-19-17 Maid Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services National Public Health Laboratory Grand Turk $499.69 bi-weekly

JOB SUMMARY: The successful candidate will be responsible to provide clean, sanitary comfortable, orderly and satisfying surroundings for the users of the facilities.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

KHB4-19-18 Head of Secretariat Office of the Premier & District Administration Providenciales Grade 7 - $41,205 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior position responsible for co-ordinating the political and administrative interface between the Minister and Permanent Executive Director in the allocated Ministry.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY:

JOB REFERENCE NO.: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative support position for the office. The job holder will undertake

KHB4-19-14 Farm Manager Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services Agriculture Department North Caicos Grade 7.1 $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: Farm manager is responsible for planning, organising and managing the activities of the government farm.

JOB SUMMARY: The job entails responsibility to assist the Supervisor with the management of the Wellness Centre/Special Needs Unit and ensuring quality care for all clients.

KHB4-19-10 & JCB4-19-30 Clerical Assistant Dental & Employment Services Health & Immigrations Grand Turk & Providenciales Grade 3: $16,707.50 per annum

KHB4-19-13 Porter Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services South Caicos $499.67 Bi-Weekly

LWB4-19-19 Graduate Secondary Teacher – Mathematics Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services Education Department South Caicos (Marjorie Basden High School) $35,926.25 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a specialist position which has unit level responsibility for the teaching of one or more of the school’s curriculum subjects to students.

For more details regarding these positions. Kindly refer to the attached documents or visit www.gov.tc Please note: (Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed).

NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

LWB4-19-20 Assistant Teacher Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services Education Providenciales and Grand Turk Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: This is a paraprofessional position which has responsibility for working under a teacher’s supervision to give students additional attention and instruction.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION:

LWB4-19-21 School Warden (Primary School) Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services Education Department – Ianthe Pratt Primary School Providenciales

JOB SUMMARY: This is a supervisory position responsible primarily for the safety of pupils crossing the road at a designated point or points on their journeys to and from school and ensuring that pupils remain in class while school is in session.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

LWB4-19-22 Client Intake Officers Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services Social Development Providenciales Grade 4 - $21,935.33.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The Client Intake Officer plays an integral role within the organization and will be the first point of contact for clients. The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating clients access to services and triaging of new cases.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

LWB4-19-23 Probation Officer Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services Social Development Providenciales and Grand Turk Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The Probation Officers are required to provide high quality and professional services to offenders to support and encourage productive citizens.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

LWB4-19-24 Truancy Officer Education, Youth, Culture, Social & Library Services Providenciales Grade 4 - $21,935.33.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: To ensure that all students between the age of 4 – 16 attend school during school hours.

To prevent mandatory school aged students from visiting night clubs, bars or any other place which prohibits the presence of minors. The task and responsibilities of the Truancy Officer extend to the Public and Private Schools.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

LWB4-19-25 Social Worker Education, Youth, Culture, Social and Library Services Social Development PROVIDENCIALES Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY To provide professional social work services to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

JOB TITLE: MINISTRY DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

STATISTICIAN JCB4-19-26 FINANCE, TRADE & INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS PROVIDENCIALES GRADE 6.1 $33,415.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY: This is a specialist position with system wide responsibility for shaping statistical information and economic policies and monitoring of the socio-economic indicators used to evaluate economic out turn and quality of life.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

JCB4-19-27 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION OFFICER COMPLIANCE FINANCE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION UNIT GRAND TURK Grade 8.1 $51,147.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The post holder will be responsible for assisting with the full range of competent authority functions.

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JCB4-19-28 Finance Manager FINANCE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT GRAND TURK Grade 8.1 $51,147.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior professional position, has a responsibility for compliance with the TCI Public Service budgetary and financial policies.

JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY: ALLOWANCES

LABOUR INSPECTOR JCB4-19-29 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDENCIALES GRADE 5.1 $26,650.00 PER ANNUM PLUS

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative and operational support position initially with island wide responsibility for monitoring and regulation of labour laws, policy, standards and procedures JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER JCB4-19-31 IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES GRAND TURK GRADE 5.1 $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative position, which has responsibility for the smooth operation of administrative functions in the office and for dealing with information that is sensitive and/or confidential.

JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

IMMIGRATION OFFICER JCB4-19-32 IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT VARIOUS GRADE 5.1 - $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY: This is a Law Enforcement position which supports the Senior Immigration officers and by extent the Border control and Enforcement (Immigration Department).

JOB TITLE: MINISTRY:

RADAR OPERATOR JCB4-19-33 IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT: COASTAL RADAR DEPARTMENT LOCATION: PROVIDENCIALES SALARY: GRADE 5.1 - $26,650.00 PER ANNUM

JOB SUMMARY: To monitor Radar targets and radio communications.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB4-19-34 Senior Prison Officer/Reception & Gate Her Majesty’s Prison Service Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation Grand Turk Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: To support the Superintendent of Prisons to maintain security, control, supervision and the safe custody of Offenders.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB4-19-35 Senior Fire Safety Officer Domestic Fire Service Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation Grand Turk Grade 6 $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: To lead a shift team of Fire Department personnel and volunteer members, assuming responsibility of incidents when required, in responding to fire and rescue emergencies.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB4-19-36 Fire Safety Officer Domestic Fire Service Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation Grand Turk Grade 5 - $26,650.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent in this position will be responsible for safe guard people and property in buildings, facilities and grounds.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB4-19-37 Energy and Utilities Commissioner Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation Energy and Utilities Grand Turk Grade 10 $73,185.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This senior level management position is responsible for the nationwide multi sector regulatory oversight of the Energy and Electricity, Water and Sewerage and the Petroleum Sectors of the TCI.

For more details regarding these positions. Kindly refer to the attached documents or visit www.gov.tc Please note: (Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed).

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CFB4-19-38 Plumber Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation Water Undertaking Grand Turk Grade 4 - $21,935.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The post holder is responsible provide support to the Water Undertaking in dealing with all jobs associated with the pipe distribution network.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB4-19-39 JOB TITLE: Senior Program & Policy Manager DEPARTMENT: Disaster Management and Emergencies MINISTRY Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Disaster, Management and Gaming LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 7 $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the administration and management of the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies’ policy and Plan Development program.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB4-19-40 Coastal Engineer Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Gaming and Disaster Management Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) Grand Turk Grade 8 - $51,147.50 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is position has nationwide responsibility to ensure that development activities are accordance with sound environmental engineering principles and promote environmental sustainability.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CFB4-19-41 Coastal Infrastructure and Parks Supervisor (CIPS) Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Gaming and Disaster Environment and Coastal Resources Providenciales Grade 6 - $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY The post is a mid-level position with island-wide and national significance, mandated to assist in the planning, directing, promotion and implementation of DECR’s management of the non-protected coastal areas, Protected Areas, and fisheries infrastructures.

JOB REFERENCE NO: CFB4-19-42 JOB TITLE: Director of Maritime MINISTRY: Tourism, Environment, Heritage, Maritime, Gaming and Disaster Management DEPARTMENT: Maritime LOCATION: Providenciales SALARY: Grade 9 - $59,552.50 per annum JOB SUMMARY: The post is a senior management position mandated to oversee the efficient enforcement of applicable maritime laws and proper implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the Department.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-43 Senior Land Compliance Officer Attorney General’s Chambers Lands Division/Crown Land Unit Grand Turk Grade 6.1 $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Land Compliance Officer is a middle level post in the Crown Land Unit and is responsible for monitoring the use of all Crown Land in the area to which they are assigned.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-44 DIRECTOR OF CROWN LAND CROWN LAND UNIT ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS GRAND TURK Grade 9.1: $59,552.50 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: The Director of Crown Lands is responsible for the management of all Crown Lands in the Turks and Caicos Islands, other than protected areas, in accordance with the applicable laws and policies.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-45 Senior District Surveyor Attorney General’s Chambers Survey and Mapping Department Grand Turk Grade 6.1 $33,415.00 per annum

NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

JOB SUMMARY: This is a junior management position with responsibility for the Survey and Mapping function on the Islands of North, Middle and East Caicos and the associated Cays. The job holder will manage the District office, and effectively execute the Surveying and Mapping operations within the assigned District.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-46 Director of Housing Housing Department Office of the Deputy Premier, Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development Grand Turk GRADE 9.1: $59,552.50 per annum plus allowances

Job Summary: As head of a department responsible for the construction and management of Affordable Homes on behalf of the Government of the TCI. JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-47 Senior Civil Engineer - Capital Projects Public Works Department Office of the Deputy Premier, Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development Providenciales GRADE 10.1: $73,185.00 per annum

The Civil Engineer/Projects Coordinator is responsible for the design and overall supervision of all Government Civil and infrastructure works, across all islands, and is required to oversee and monitor their construction in an effort to improve and protect the environment in which we live.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-48 Electrical Inspector Planning Department Office of the Deputy Premier, Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development Providenciales GRADE 5.1: $33,415.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is a senior level technical support position with responsibility for the electrical inspection of new and existing electrical installations, and equipment, to ensure compliance with the National Electrical Code for workmanship and safety factors.

Job Reference No: Job Title: MINISTRY: DEPARTMENT: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-49 Contracts Coordinator Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development Public Works Department/ Project Management Division Grand Turk Grade 7 $41,205.00 per annum plus allowances

JOB SUMMARY: The Contracts Coordinator is responsible for preparing and maintaining spreadsheet databases of Public Works Projects, Tenders, Contracts, Contractors and Consultants to ensure the proper management of Contracts by PWD as well as required by Government Financial and Audit regulations.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENT: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-50 Cleaner Estate Management Department Office of the Deputy Premier, Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, Planning and Development Various GRADE 1.1: $499.69 Bi-weekly

JOB SUMMARY: The cleaning services for government buildings and offices are centralized under the Ministry of Government Support Services which assigns cleaners to the different ministries and offices.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-51 Assistant Clerk of Courts Judicial Administration Providenciales GRADE 5.1: $26,650.00 per annum

JOB SUMMARY: This is an administrative position, which provides support to the Supreme Court/ Magistrate Court Registry. The post holder will support the clerical/administrative functions of either court. He/She may from time to time (after training) be required to sit with a Judge or Magistrate as the situation demands.

JOB REFERENCE NO: JOB TITLE: MINISTRY: LOCATION: SALARY:

CBB4-19-52 IT Technician Judicial Administration Providenciales GRADE 6.1: $33,415.00 per annum

Job Salary: The job holder is responsible for providing computer support services to Judicial Administration in relation to the operation of the hardware, software and networking.

For more details regarding these positions. Kindly refer to the attached documents or visit www.gov.tc Please note: (Applications that are not accompanied by all required supporting documents will not be processed).

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Team TCI returns from 19th annual Caribbean road Cycling Championship

The three rider team representing the Turks and Caicos Islands recently returned from Havana, Cuba from their first UCI race, the 19th annual Caribbean road Cycling Championship.

Omard Gardiner, Gabriella Hegedus and Tyrone Bishop earned the participation this time.

It was an amazing opportunity TCCF was granted by the UCI, as an acknowledgment for the great progress the Federation achieved in the last 3 years.

The two days event took place on the historic Malecon, the waterfront of Havana city.

It’s a flat course, which happened to be rather windy with 180 degree turns on both ends of the course and countless portholes, which later became the downfall of many.

The female and male field consisted of many world-class riders.

The first day, the Individual Time Trials were held, where the female course consisted of 2 laps (14.5 ml) and the men’s race 3 laps (21.5 ml).

Gabriella had an unfortunate mishap: she rolled off the ramp as first rider and the race marshal wasn’t prepared. He failed to signal her turn which resulted her to ride off-course, lose valuable time and momentum. But regardless, she finished 9th out of 12 competitors.

Tyrone Bishop was the first men rider off the ramp. He did very well, despite the pouring rain and finished 23rd out of 28 cyclists.

Omard Gardiner, who rolled out as the third rider wasn’t so fortunate, and on the last mile of his race he got a flat tire. He had to cut back the speed to the minimum, to make sure he can finish the race. Omard crossed the line as the 25th rider for the Men’s ITT.

None of our riders expected what the next day had in stock for them.

Sunday at 8.30am 18 females lined up at the start for their 50 mile race. The intensity of the race was overwhelming for the newcomers. The handful of girls dictating the tempo had total control of the race. From the very beginning the speed was in the 20+ zone. The most trying part however was to keep up with the attacks followed by immediate counterattacks, where the speed jumped from an easy cruising 16ml/h to 33-37ml/h in a blink of an eye.

Gabriella and a couple others got dropped on the 2nd lap, and had to fight their way to the finish line; making sure the lead rider doesn’t catch up with them as that would have resulted in ending their race.

It was a gruelling few hours and ended with a misjudged early sprint.

Due to this “mistake”, Gabriella crossed the line as the 15th female rider.

The 89 men field lined up soon after the last females finished their course.

If I said the female race was intense, not sure how to describe the men’s!

The top riders finished their 73 ml race in the 27+ ml/h average speed range.

They rolled out of each and every turn of the 11 laps with a sprint, leaving many behind.

The potholes soon started taking their victims. 30% of the field had to give up the race, either because of mechanical issues or because of crashing into the holes.

Omard was in the unfortunate situation, where due to his special diet and limited resources he wasnt able to fuel his body as he needed it, and had to forfeit the race after the 3rd lap.

Tyrone rolled with the boys in the main pack with his unmistakable happy smile for 5 whole laps, when multiple mechanical issues forced him to quit the race.

I can say in all for these 3 cyclists, this race was a game changer!

An experience which none of them would trade!

In addition to the Championships being held in Havana, the Caribbean Cycling Confederation simultaneously held its Congress to elect its new executive board. 24 Cycling

Federation Presidents from around the Caribbean met to discuss pertinent issues relating to the development of cycling in the region.

Also present was UCI President Mr David Lappartient, who came to show his dedication to the development of the sport in the region.

The TCI was represented by President “Shanwell Gardiner” who had the chance to meet with Caribbean President (Trevor Bailey) and UCI President, to discuss the progress the TCI Cycling Federation has made in the last 3 years of its existence and most importantly TCI’s application to the UCI for full membership. This idea was well-received by both executives who pledged that the TCI will have full UCI membership within the upcoming months. This will mean that all registered TCI Cyclist will be receiving their international license and be eligible to gain valuable UCI points towards world ranking. UCI membership also makes the TCI Cycling Federation eligible to apply for much-needed funding through the UCI solidarity fund.

The TCCF is looking forward to the new season and all the challenges it may hold.

We would like to thank the TCIG Sports Department for their generous sponsorship to make this experience possible.

Gabriella Hegedus getting ready for her TT run

Gabriella Hegedus getting ready for the 50 mile road race

Omard Gardiner Bike being measured by UCI commissaire.

Shanwell Gardiner with UCI President David Lappartient

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Tyrone Bishop during his TT run

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NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019 – NOVEMBER 22TH, 2019

SPORTS

NBA fines Clippers $50K over Kawhi-related comments

The NBA fined the Los Angeles Clippers $50,000 on Thursday for comments made about Kawhi Leonard and his injury status.

On Wednesday, the league said it accepted the Clippers plan to sit Leonard, who was listed on the injury report with an ailing knee, in the first of back-to-back games. He did not play in a 129124 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks - a game that was nationally televised

by ESPN.

But a remark later made by coach Doc Rivers caught the attention of the NBA.

“I think Kawhi made a statement that he’s never felt better.

It’s our job to make sure he stays that way. That’s important. But he played a lot of minutes in the playoffs last year,” Rivers said. “So, it’s not, uh, a health thing really. It is in some ways. We want him to just keep feeling better and getting better.”

In a statement announcing the fine on Thursday, the league said it continued to believe that Leonard has an injury but questioned Rivers’ remarks.

“Following additional review of the LA Clippers not playing Kawhi Leonard in last night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA has confirmed that the team’s decision to sit

Tiger Woods tees off the 9th hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and forward Kawhi Leonard (2) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Leonard for management of an injury was consistent with league rules,” the statement read. “The team has reasonably determined that Leonard is suffering from an ongoing injury to the patella tendon in his left knee and has been placed by the team at this time on an injury protocol for back-to-back games.

“The NBA has fined the Clippers $50,000 for statements, including by head coach Doc Rivers, that were inconsistent with Leonard’s health status.”

The Clippers host the

Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night on TNT, and Leonard is expected to play. The forward, who signed as a free agent with the Clippers in the offseason, has yet to play both games of a back-toback this season and last played in a set in April 2017, when he was a member of the San Antonio Spurs.

Leonard played in just nine games for the Spurs in 201718 due to a quadriceps injury and played in just 60 of 82 regularseason games for the Toronto Raptors last season.

Curry hopes to return from broken hand ‘in early spring’

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry “definitely” plans to return this season from his broken left hand and is hoping to be back on the court at “some point in early spring.”

When exactly the twotime NBA MVP will be able to play again remains uncertain.

Curry addressed the media Monday night for the first time since getting injured Oct. 30 and said he needs a second surgery on his non-shooting hand, probably in early December, to remove pins that were inserted during the first procedure Nov. 1 that involved his hand and index finger.

“(Managing the) swelling is something that’s going to be of the utmost priority early in the rehab process,” Curry said, “to get me a chance to come back and get my range of motion back pretty quickly.”

The Warriors initially said Curry would be re-evaluated three months after the surgery, which would be early February.

Curry referred to himself and injured teammate Klay Thompson as “caged animals right now, wanting to be unleashed.”

Thompson, the other part of Golden State’s Splash Brothers combo, is recovering from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The team hopes he can return in the second

Woods confident there will be no Ryder repeat at Presidents Cup

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry speaks at a news conference before an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 half of the season.

Curry said he experienced some minor nerve irritation shortly after he underwent his first hand surgery, a common byproduct of the procedure. That’s one thing doctors will continue to monitor throughout his rehab process, and it will impact when he can return.

For now, Curry is working out his lower body and doing whatever training is permitted by the team’s medical staff, saying he’s using this three-month period without basketball as a “mini offseason” to fine-tune his body.

The Warriors’ longesttenured player had praise for his teammates, who took the court

Monday night against Utah with a 2-8 record that was tied with the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans for the worst in the NBA.

Curry described rookie Eric Paschall’s energy as contagious and said the play of new guard D’Angelo Russell has been “unreal.”

Asked what the benefits would be for he and Thompson to return to the court this season if it was only for the final few weeks, Curry had an answer.

“Just to understand the chemistry with the young guys,” he said. “We can play around with rotations and just get a vibe of what the following season, when we’re all healthy, looks like.”

Tiger Woods says he will be well rested when he leads the United States as playing captain at next month’s Presidents Cup in Australia and is confident there will be no repeat of his poor performance at last year’s Ryder Cup.

Woods massively underperformed in Paris in 2018, losing all four of his matches as the Americans were thrashed 17 1/2 - 10 1/2 by Europe.

The 15-times major champion had arrived in France just after winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta, his first victory since undergoing a spinal fusion more than a year earlier.

“Last year was a bit different ... hopping on a flight that night (from Atlanta) and going straight to Paris,” he said on Friday while announcing his four captain’s picks.

“And also, I think the emotional stress and the emotional release of finally winning an event coming back from my back surgery, that took a toll on me a bit.”

Prior to the Dec. 12-15 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, Woods will host his own event, the Hero World Challenge, in the Bahamas, a 16hour time difference.

The World Challenge finishes on a Saturday, giving the 11 members of the U.S. team slated to compete in the Bahamas a chance to arrive in Melbourne on Monday, three days ahead of the first Presidents Cup matches against the International side.

Woods says his commitments at the World Challenge should not be too taxing.

“I do have some duties there at night, but overall, it’s a very easy week. And then our flight down to Oz will be easy, just long,” he added.

Woods will lead a team that on paper is massively stronger than the Internationals, though the Ernie Els-led squad is far more competitive outside the United States, losing by just one point in South Korea four years ago.

“On paper, we certainly have the advantage in the world rankings,” Woods acknowledged.

“Our players have earned that by playing well around the world and playing well in big events.”

Talbot’s Fishery/Oscar Talbot Location: South Base, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands Is looking one (1) Cleaner Duties will include cleaning the building and making sure it is kept clean and helping to stack the fish Must be able to work 5 days a week Salary is $6.25 per hour Pease Contact: 246-1958 This position is new Applicants who are Turks and Caicos Islanders are required to submit their applications to the Labour Board

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Falcons RB Freeman, TE Hooper to have MRIs

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24) works with another player during the first day of training camp at Falcons Training Complex

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman and tight end Austin Hooper are having MRI exams Monday to determine the extent of their injuries, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported.

Freeman initially was diagnosed with a foot sprain following the Falcons’ 26-9 upset in New Orleans on Sunday. Hooper left the game with a knee injury.

Freeman rushed 10 times for 38 yards and caught three passes for 10 yards and did not play in the second half against the Saints. Hooper caught four passes for 17 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Freeman, 27, has rushed for 371 yards and no touchdowns in nine starts this season, adding 38 catches for 282 yards and three scores.

Hooper, 25, has a team-high 56 receptions for 608 yards in nine games. He also leads the Falcons with six touchdown grabs.

Backup Brian Hill would be in line to start Sunday at Carolina if Freeman can’t go. Hill, 24, rushed for 61 yards on 20 carries and caught a 10yard touchdown pass against New Orleans.

Veteran Luke Stocker, 31, is the No. 2 tight end on Atlanta’s roster. Primarily a blocker, he has six catches for 34 yards this season.

Paralympics: Australian cycling champion Modra killed in road collision

Gold medalist Kieran Modra

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist Kieran Modra has died after being hit by a car while riding his bike north of Adelaide.

The 47-year-old, who was visually impaired, collided with a car that was traveling in the same direction on a road near the town of Gawler, South Australia, local media reported.

“We are very saddened to hear of the passing of long-time supporter and friend of the RSB, Kieran Modra, in a cycling accident on Wednesday morning,” Australia’s Royal Society for the Blind said in a Facebook post.

“Our thoughts and condolences are with his wife Kerry and the Modra family at this difficult time.”

Modra, a swimmer and tandem cyclist, claimed five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games between 1988 and 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Brown fires off profanityfilled tweet at NFL

Antonio Brown let loose with a profanity-filled tweet aimed at the NFL on Thursday, one week before he is scheduled to meet with the league to discuss the investigation into allegations of sexual assault and rape made against the wide receiver in a civil suit earlier this year.

“My understanding is Brown is eager to present his side & that there r teams still interested in signing him pending the resolution of the league’s investigation,” ESPN reporter Josina Anderson tweeted on Thursday morning.

Hours later, Brown took to social media to vent his frustration with the league.

“Imagine conforming to a system giving it a 100 percent to see them treat me like this is unfairly!”

Brown wrote on Twitter. “Making money off my sweat and blood (expletive) the @nfl I’ll never play in that (expletive) treat black people the worse! Clear my name and go (expletive) your self.”

Brown later deleted the tweet and posted a new one, writing, “I’m just very frustrated right now with the false allegations and slander to my name. I love football and I miss it. I just want to play and I’m very emotional about that. I’m determined to make my way back to the NFL asap.”

Brown, 31, initially tweeted

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown (17) watches from the sidelines in the second half against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 22 that he “will not be playing in the NFL anymore.”

That tweet came two days after the New England Patriots released him.

The NFL released a statement on Sept. 20 that said Brown would not be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list while he is a free agent but warned, “If he is signed by a club, such placement may become appropriate at any time depending on the status of the investigation.”

Brown was cut by the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 7 and then

signed with the Patriots. He played in one game, catching four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown in New England’s 43-0 win at Miami on Sept. 15.

The four-time All-Pro has been under investigation by the NFL under its personal conduct policy since former trainer Britney Taylor filed a lawsuit in September alleging that she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions.

In 10 NFL seasons (the first nine with the Pittsburgh Steelers), Brown has 841 catches for 11,263 yards and 75 touchdowns.

NBA notebook: George set to make Clippers’ debut

The Los Angeles Clippers have opened 7-3, are coming off a victory over the defending champion Toronto Raptors and now have something else to buoy their spirits: Paul George reportedly will make his debut with the team

by Thursday.

The six-time All-Star forward, acquired from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a July trade, has missed the opening 10 games of the season while recovering from two offseason shoulder surgeries.

The Clippers play backto-back road games Wednesday at Houston and Thursday at New Orleans. The game against the Pelicans is believed to be the day George is targeting for his return, but the contest against the Rockets has not been ruled out entirely.

George, 29, was acquired by the Clippers along with Kawhi Leonard to form a title-contending roster. Two of their three losses this season were played without Leonard as part of his loadmanagement strategy.

Injuries continue to plague the Golden State Warriors, who will be without guard Damion Lee for at least two weeks due to a broken bone in his hand.

The team said that Lee suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand during Monday’s 122-

Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (24) 108 loss to the Utah Jazz. He will be evaluated in two weeks.

He had played in all 11 games this season off the Warriors’ bench, averaging 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 21.9 minutes per game. The shorthanded Warriors are already without star guards Stephen Curry (hand) and Klay Thompson (knee).

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon will have arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday and be sidelined for about six weeks, coach Mike D’Antoni announced.

Gordon had an MRI on Tuesday morning after scoring 17 points in the Rockets’ 122-116 road victory on Monday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Gordon, 30, is averaging just 10.9 points in 29.4 minutes in nine games (two starts) this season.

Coming off three straight seasons with 200-plus 3-pointers, he is shooting just 28.4 percent from long range and has more turnovers (12) than assists (seven).

The Brooklyn Nets and CEO David Levy “mutually agreed to part ways,” the team announced.

Levy was on the job less than two months, joining the Nets in mid-September after Joseph Tsai’s purchase of the team was approved by the NBA’s board of governors.

Oliver Weisberg, CEO of J Tsai Sports, was named interim CEO of the Nets and Barclays Center.

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